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separatistic

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sep·a·ra·tist   (sěp'ər-ə-tĭst, sěp'rə-, sěp'ə-rā'-)   
n.  

  1. One who secedes or advocates separation, especially from an established church; a sectarian or separationist.

  2. One who advocates disjunction of a group from a larger group or political unit: Basque separatists.

  3. One who advocates cultural, ethnic, or racial separation.

sep'a·ra·tism n., sep'a·ra·tist adj., sep'a·ra·tis'tic adj.
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