independentista
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish independentista[1] and Catalan independentista.
Noun
independentista (plural independentistas)
- A supporter or advocate for the political independence of some region (especially a Spanish- or Catalan-speaking region); an independentist.
- 2019 October 29, Darren Loucaides, “Barcelona Burning”, in Slate[1], New York, N.Y.: The Slate Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 August 2023:
- Javier Astudillo Ruiz, from Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, doesn't see an easy or obvious way out of the crisis because a sector of the independentistas won't accept that the Spanish government isn't going to negotiate, "while a large part of the politicians in Madrid still think that it's only a question of time until support for independence drops, without having to negotiate absolutely anything
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References
- ^ “independentista, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Catalan
Etymology
From independent + -ista.
Pronunciation
Adjective
independentista m or f (masculine and feminine plural independentistes)
- that desires independence
Noun
independentista m or f by sense (plural independentistes)
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Further reading
- “independentista”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “independentista”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “independentista” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Occitan
Etymology
independent + -ista
Pronunciation
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Adjective
independentista m (feminine singular independentista, masculine plural independentistas, feminine plural independentistas)
- that desires independence
Noun
independentista m or f (plural independentistas)
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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /independenˈtista/ [ĩn̪.d̪e.pẽn̪.d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪is.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ista
- Syllabification: in‧de‧pen‧den‧tis‧ta
Adjective
independentista m or f (masculine and feminine plural independentistas)
- that desires independence
Noun
independentista m or f by sense (plural independentistas)
- independentist
- Synonyms: (colloquial) indepe, separatista, secesionista
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Further reading
- “independentista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024