Meaning
secession
- The formal withdrawal of a group or region from a state or political union.
- The breakaway movement of an artistic group from academic tradition (art).
In a sentence
Il referendum sulla secessione della regione ha aperto una crisi istituzionale.
The referendum on the region's secession opened an institutional crisis.
La Secessione viennese ha rivoluzionato l'arte e l'architettura europee.
The Vienna Secession revolutionized European art and architecture.
Nessun trattato internazionale riconosce automaticamente la secessione unilaterale.
No international treaty automatically recognizes unilateral secession.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| secessione | feminine · singular |
| secessioni | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Feminine noun ending in -zione/-sione, with the plural in -i.