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separatist
noun sep·a·rat·ist \ˈse-p(ə-)rə-tist, ˈse-pə-ˌrā-\
: a member of a group of people who want to form a new country, religion, etc., that is separate from the one they are in now
Full Definition of SEPARATIST
: one that favors separatism: as a capitalized : one of a group of 16th and 17th century English Protestants preferring to separate from rather than to reform the Church of England b : an advocate of independence or autonomy for a part of a political unit (as a nation) c : an advocate of racial or cultural separation
— separatist adjective
— sep·a·ra·tis·tic \ˌse-p(ə-)rə-ˈtis-tik\ adjective
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First Known Use of SEPARATIST
1608
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