secession
[ si-sesh-uh n ]
/ sɪˈsɛʃ ən /
noun
an act or instance of seceding.
(often initial capital letter) U.S. History.
the withdrawal from the Union of 11 Southern states in the period 1860–61, which brought on the Civil War.
(usually initial capital letter) Fine Arts.
a style of art in Germany and Austria concurrent with and related to Art Nouveau.
Origin of secession
OTHER WORDS FROM secession
se·ces·sion·al, adjective non·se·ces·sion, noun non·se·ces·sion·al, adjectiveWords nearby secession
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British Dictionary definitions for secession
secession
/ (sɪˈsɛʃən) /
noun
the act of seceding
(often capital) mainly US
the withdrawal in 1860–61 of 11 Southern states from the Union to form the Confederacy, precipitating the American Civil War
Derived forms of secession
secessional, adjective secessionism, noun secessionist, noun, adjectiveWord Origin for secession
C17: from Latin
sēcessiō a withdrawing, from
sēcēdere to
secede
Cultural definitions for secession
secession
The withdrawal from the United States of eleven southern states in 1860 and 1861. The seceding states formed a government, the Confederacy, in early 1861. Hostilities against the remaining United States, the Union, began in April 1861 (see Fort Sumter), and the Civil War followed.