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  • noun Plural form of separatist.

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Examples

  • "Chechen Republic of Ichkeria" -- the term separatists use for a Chechen territory independent of Russia.

    Pravda.Ru 2009

  • The resurgence of the separatists is the direct result of the sponsorship scandal.

    not so fast 2005

  • The resurgence of the separatists is the direct result of the sponsorship scandal.

    not so fast 2005

  • We are not separatists, but whenever anyone tries to stand up for their rights, they are called separatists - that's how they silence us.

    Elaine Pearson: Supporting Accountability, Not Separatism In Indonesia Elaine Pearson 2011

  • In addition, the history of the Basque separatists is complex, and at times the way Cumming chooses to relate it comes off as clumsy -- too forced and too much like an encyclopedia entry ...

    The Spanish Game: Summary and book reviews of The Spanish Game by Charles Cumming. 2008

  • And Russia, which has backed the separatists, is sending in the tanks.

    Did the U.S. Prep Georgia for War with Russia? | Disinformation 2008

  • The Pilgrims, as most everybody knows, were a group led by separatists from the Church of England, who arrived at Massachusetts rather than their intended destination: Virginia.

    October 2006 2006

  • The Pilgrims, as most everybody knows, were a group led by separatists from the Church of England, who arrived at Massachusetts rather than their intended destination: Virginia.

    A PINCH OF THIS & A BIT OF THAT 2006

  • If in spite of these actions it continues to impose Communist dictatorship on its massive and helpless population, we must arm and train Chinese separatists for a revolutionary war of independence—as we did in Afghanistan in the 1980s, with spectacular success.

    Archive 2007-08-01 John M 2007

  • If in spite of these actions it continues to impose Communist dictatorship on its massive and helpless population, we must arm and train Chinese separatists for a revolutionary war of independence—as we did in Afghanistan in the 1980s, with spectacular success.

    America's Relations with China: Contradicting Our Values? Richard Aleman 2007

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