DCHP-3

separatist ((adj.))

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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adj.

consisting of or pertaining to separatists or separatism.

See: sovereignist,sovereignty(meaning 1)

Quotations

1916
On the whole, we may conclude that it is Henri Bourassa, the creator of the separatist party, who really wants the Nationalist idea to prevail.
1962
Mr. Leblanc said representatives of the news media have a responsibility to understand some of the reasons for the current "separatist movement" in Quebec.