Separatism — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups

a disposition toward schism and secession from a larger group; the principles and practices of separatists

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɛpɚɹətˌɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɛpəɹətˌɪzəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɛpəɹətˌɪzəm/

4 syllables Say it as /sˈɛpɚɹətˌɪzəm/.

Examples

separatism is a serious problem in Quebec
demands for some form of separatism on grounds of religion have been perceived as a threat to mainstream education

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

segregation separationism

Parts of Speech

noun	a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
noun	a disposition toward schism and secession from a larger group; the principles and practices of separatists “separatism is a serious problem in Quebec”
noun	advocacy of a policy of strict separation of church and state

Word Forms

segregationist	noun	someone who believes the races should be kept apart
segregate	verb	separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation
separatist	noun	an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Separatismus

ein soziales System, das separate Einrichtungen für Minderheitengruppen bereitstellt

🇫🇷French

séparatisme

un système social qui offre des installations séparées aux groupes minoritaires

🇪🇸Spanish

separatismo

Un sistema social que proporciona instalaciones separadas para los grupos minoritarios.

🇮🇹Italian

separatismo

un sistema sociale che fornisce strutture separate per i gruppi minoritari

🇳🇱Dutch

separatisme

een sociaal systeem dat aparte voorzieningen biedt voor minderheidsgroepen

🇵🇹Portuguese

separatismo

um sistema social que fornece instalações separadas para grupos minoritários

🇷🇺Russian

сепаратизм

социальная система, которая предоставляет отдельные условия для групп меньшинств

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अलगाववाद

एक सामाजिक व्यवस्था जो अल्पसंख्यक समूहों के लिए अलग सुविधाएँ प्रदान करती है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচ্ছিন্নতাবাদ

একটি সামাজিক ব্যবস্থা যা সংখ্যালঘু গোষ্ঠীর জন্য আলাদা সুবিধা প্রদান করে

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரிவினைவாதம்

சிறுபான்மை குழுக்களுக்கு தனி வசதிகளை வழங்கும் சமூக அமைப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

వేర్పాటువాదం

మైనారిటీ సమూహాలకు ప్రత్యేక సౌకర్యాలను అందించే సామాజిక వ్యవస్థ

🇮🇳Marathi

अलिप्ततावाद

अल्पसंख्याक गटांसाठी स्वतंत्र सुविधा देणारी सामाजिक व्यवस्था

🇮🇳Gujarati

અલગતાવાદ

એક સામાજિક વ્યવસ્થા જે લઘુમતી જૂથો માટે અલગ સુવિધાઓ પૂરી પાડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕತಾವಾದ

ಅಲ್ಪಸಂಖ್ಯಾತ ಗುಂಪುಗಳಿಗೆ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕ ಸೌಲಭ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಒದಗಿಸುವ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഘടനവാദം

ന്യൂനപക്ഷ വിഭാഗങ്ങൾക്ക് പ്രത്യേക സൗകര്യങ്ങൾ നൽകുന്ന ഒരു സാമൂഹിക സംവിധാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੱਖਵਾਦ

ਇੱਕ ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਪ੍ਰਣਾਲੀ ਜੋ ਘੱਟ ਗਿਣਤੀ ਸਮੂਹਾਂ ਲਈ ਵੱਖਰੀਆਂ ਸਹੂਲਤਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

علیحدگی پسندی

ایک سماجی نظام جو اقلیتی گروہوں کے لیے علیحدہ سہولیات فراہم کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

分裂主义

为少数群体提供单独设施的社会制度

🇯🇵Japanese

分離主義

少数派グループに個別の施設を提供する社会システム

🇰🇷Korean

분리주의

소수자에게 별도의 시설을 제공하는 사회 시스템

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chủ nghĩa ly khai

một hệ thống xã hội cung cấp cơ sở vật chất riêng biệt cho các nhóm thiểu số

🇹🇭Thai

การแบ่งแยกดินแดน

ระบบสังคมที่จัดให้มีสิ่งอำนวยความสะดวกแยกต่างหากสำหรับชนกลุ่มน้อย

🇮🇩Indonesian

separatisme

sistem sosial yang memberikan fasilitas tersendiri bagi kelompok minoritas

🇵🇭Filipino

separatismo

isang sistemang panlipunan na nagbibigay ng magkakahiwalay na pasilidad para sa mga grupong minorya

🇲🇾Malay

separatisme

sistem sosial yang menyediakan kemudahan berasingan untuk kumpulan minoriti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الانفصالية

نظام اجتماعي يوفر مرافق منفصلة لمجموعات الأقليات

🇮🇷Persian

جدایی طلبی

یک سیستم اجتماعی که امکانات جداگانه ای برای گروه های اقلیت فراهم می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

ayrılıkçılık

azınlık grupları için ayrı olanaklar sağlayan bir sosyal sistem

🇮🇱Hebrew

בַּדלָנוּת

מערכת חברתית המספקת מתקנים נפרדים לקבוצות מיעוטים

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