breakaway
pronunciation
How to pronounce breakaway in British English:
UK [ˈbreɪkəweɪ]
How to pronounce breakaway in American English:
US [ˈbrekəˌwe]
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- Noun:
- the act of breaking away or withdrawing from
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- Adjective:
- having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude
Word Origin
- breakaway
- 1906 (n.), in reference to sports; 1930s (adj.) in reference to splinter groups; from break (v.) + away (adv.).
Example
- 1. Serbia considers kosovo , which declared its independence in february , a breakaway province .
- 2. The breakaway national democratic force has decided it is better to fight the election , however flawed .
- 3. This led to its formal disbandment , and a split , with a breakaway group contesting the polls .
- 4. Blood has since been shed , georgia 's borders trampled , and its breakaway provinces of south ossetia and abkhazia recognized by russia resurgent .
- 5. Prejudice coloured the sbc from its very founding in 1845 , as a breakaway sect from the anti-slavery baptists of the north .