partitionniste
French
Etymology
partition + -iste
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paʁ.ti.sjɔ.nist/
Noun
partitionniste m (plural partitionnistes)
- (Canada, politics) partitionist (a political partisan who favours the partition of the province of Quebec with the western, southern portions and Montreal forming a separate province or country from the rest of Quebec)
Alternative forms
- partitioniste
Coordinate terms
- fédéraliste
- nationaliste
- souverainiste
- autonomiste
- séparatiste
- indépendantiste
Further reading
- “partitionniste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.