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partitionism

partitionism noun: a policy favouring geopolitical partitioning.

Noun

partitionism (uncountable)

  1. A policy favouring geopolitical partitioning.
  2. (Ireland) The treatment of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland as distinct.

Origin of partitionism

From partition + -ism.

Questions about partitionism

What does partitionism mean?
Partitionism means a policy favouring geopolitical partitioning.
What part of speech is partitionism?
Partitionism is a noun.

Words near partitionism in the dictionary

  1. partitioning
  2. partitioning cellular automata
  3. partitioning cellular automaton
  4. partitioning cellular automatons
  5. partitionings
  6. partitionism
  7. partitionist
  8. partitionists
  9. partitionless
  10. partitionment
  11. partitionments

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