Meaning

4 senses
  1. (not comparable)Having broken away from a larger unit.

    The breakaway republic is slowly establishing order and civil society.

    abtrünnig, separatistisch

    отколо́вшийсяotkolóvšijsja, отдели́вшийсяotdelívšijsja, самопровозглашённыйsamoprovozglašónnyj

  2. (not comparable)Capable of breaking off without damaging the larger structure.

    a breakaway wall

  3. (not comparable)Occurring during or as a result of a breakaway (see Noun)

  4. (not comparable)Enjoying rapid popular success.

More definitions
  • having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude

Examples

1 sentences
  1. President Tom Jackson sent troops to the breakaway area.

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
having broken away from a larger unit:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
having broken away from a larger unit:

Origin

From break + away, a deverbal from break away.

From break + away, a deverbal from break away.

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude:fissiparousseparatist

Word family

1 related words

See also

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