SECESSION


Meaning of SECESSION in English

[ sɪ'sɛʃ(ə)n ]

■ noun the action of seceding from a federation or organization.

↘( the Secession ) historical the withdrawal of eleven Southern states from the US Union in 1860, leading to the Civil War.

Derivatives

~al adjective

~ism noun

~ist noun

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