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secession

/sɪˈsɛʃ.ən/

secessionnoun

secessions

Translations

The secession of the southern states led to the Civil War.

Сецессия южных штатов привела к Гражданской войне.

The region's secession from the country was declared illegal.

Отделение региона от страны было объявлено незаконным.

Additional translations

Definitions

The action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.

The secession of the southern states led to the American Civil War.

A formal separation from an alliance or federation.

The secession of the region was a major political event in the country's history.

The act or process of formally withdrawing from a political state, federation, organization, or union.

Threats of secession intensified after the referendum.

Synonyms

secessionadjective

/sɪˈsɛʃ.ən/

Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "secession movements"); relational, no comparative forms.

Definitions

Relating to or advocating secession.

The government cracked down on secession forces in the province.

secessionproper noun

Definitions

A turn-of-the-century Austrian art movement that broke away from academic traditions, formally known as the Vienna Secession.

Gustav Klimt was one of the founders of the Secession.