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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessécession
Pronunciation / Transliteration: se-se-syon
"La sécession de cette région a provoqué des tensions."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of withdrawing formally from membership in an organization, association, or political entity.
"The state's secession from the union sparked a national debate." - 2
A formal separation or withdrawal from a political union or organization.
"The secession of the region was met with resistance from the central government."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'secessio', meaning a going apart or withdrawal, stemming from 'secedere' (se- 'apart' + cedere 'to go'). Historically used in Roman times for the withdrawal of the plebeians from the city, it evolved in modern history to denote the formal withdrawal of a state or body from a political alliance or federation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Secession" is said worldwide
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sécession
Transliteration: se-se-syon
"La sécession de cette région a provoqué des tensions."
Sezession
Transliteration: zeh-zi-on
"Die Sezession wurde von der Regierung nicht anerkannt."
secessione
Transliteration: se-ces-sio-ne
"La secessione è stata un evento storico significativo."
secesión
Transliteration: se-se-sion
"La secesión del estado fue un tema controvertido."
secessão
Transliteration: se-se-sao
"A secessão foi um marco na história do país."
अलगाव
Transliteration: alagav
"राज्य का अलगाव एक महत्वपूर्ण घटना थी।"
分裂
Transliteration: fēnliè
"该地区的分裂引发了广泛的讨论。"
분리
Transliteration: bunri
"그 지역의 분리는 큰 논란을 일으켰다."
分離
Transliteration: bunri
"その地域の分離は重要な出来事でした。"
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