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separatist definition

sepa·ra·tist (sep′ə rə tist, -ə rāt′ist)

noun

  1. a person who withdraws or secedes, esp. a member of a group that has seceded from a larger group; dissenter
  2. a person who advocates political, religious, or racial separation

adjective

of separatists or separatism

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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