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Meanings of separatism in English

Russian
сепаратизм
Portuguese
separatista
Spanish
separatista
Catalan
separatisme
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Advocacy of a state of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, governmental or gender separation from the larger group.

сепаратизм
Portuguese
separatismo

Advocacy of a policy of strict separation of church and state.

separatismo
Portuguese
segregação
Catalan
segregació
Spanish
segregacionismo

A social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups.

segregação
Usage of separatism in English
1
But the inefficiency of separatism was plainly evident in the Air Force.
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965
2
Indonesian police have warned they will not tolerate activities that promote separatism.
Radio NZ
3
She accused the Melanesian leaders of supporting separatism in a sovereign nation.
Radio NZ
4
He said he warned about separatism in politics 15 years ago.
Radio NZ
5
Turkey, a key western ally, is fiercely opposed to Kurdish separatism.
The Guardian
6
They are currently accused only of illegally crossing the border and not separatism.
The Guardian
7
This did not heal ethnic splits or prevent a resurgence of Serb separatism.
Reuters
8
He was alluding to enduring separatism in post-war federal Bosnia's autonomous Serb region.
Reuters
9
The forces of regionalism, nationalism, and separatism still dominate European life.
Civilization and Beyond: Learning from History
10
Baldwin was openly gay, and favoured integration rather than black separatism.
The Guardian
11
Muhammad is Black and was a known advocate of Black separatism.
Ebony
12
The city government said the slogan connoted separatism or subversion under the new law.
Reuters
13
Through it, Shakespeare suggests one way to begin breaking the impasse of separatism: empathy.
The Guardian
14
Georgia says Russia fuelled separatism and invaded before Tbilisi acted, a charge Moscow dismissed.
Reuters
15
But he criticised economic inequalities and parts of a campaign against "separatism".
Reuters
16
He considers black separatism wrong & that it won't work Integration is the answer.
The new yorker
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