BREAKAWAY


Meaning of BREAKAWAY in English

I. adjective

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■ NOUN

republic

Feb. 23-Chechen nationalists plan to hold mass demonstrations in Grozny, capital of the breakaway republic .

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But during this season, which has failed to turn up one bona fide breakaway hit, it seems harder than ever.

Feb. 23-Chechen nationalists plan to hold mass demonstrations in Grozny, capital of the breakaway republic.

McElroy has the breakaway speed that seems to have eluded Hearst since knee surgery during his rookie season.

On Friday night, he missed a breakaway dunk.

The revenue-neutral requirement was included in state law in 1992 by financially strapped counties worried that breakaway efforts would be money-driven.

The team s only work on the ground is in the relatively peaceful breakaway states of Somaliland and Puntland.

II. noun

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■ NOUN

group

Members of a breakaway group who blocked traffic in University Square the same evening were forcibly dispersed by police.

De Rossa said that his breakaway group would form a new democratic socialist party.

Thus the breakaway group , organizing its own exhibition, was an obvious initiative.

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A beautiful social breakaway from the strict bouncer dominated norm of the suit and tie disco.

Available at a small charge and with special supervision given, the spa can provide you with a healthy breakaway in Amsterdam.

He missed his career high by one, giving away the chance when alone on a breakaway .

Messier took off on the breakaway with Jozef Stumpel chasing him and beat Ranford with a top-shelf backhander.

Ultimately, a valley breakaway could require a vote of the people.

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