/ ˈbreɪkəweɪ; NAmE / adjective , noun
■ adjective
[ only before noun ] ( of a political group, an organization, or a part of a country ) having separated from a larger group or country :
a breakaway faction / group / section
a breakaway republic
■ noun [ sing. ]
1.
an occasion when members of a political party or an organization leave it in order to form a new party, etc.
2.
a change from an accepted style :
a breakaway from his earlier singing style