partitionniste

French

Etymology

From partition +‎ -iste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paʁ.ti.sjɔ.nist/

Noun

partitionniste m (plural partitionnistes)

1. (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.