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Definition of breakaway adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

breakaway

adjective
 
/ˈbreɪkəweɪ/
 
/ˈbreɪkəweɪ/
[only before noun]
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  1. (of a political group, an organization, or a part of a country) having separated from a larger group or country
    • a breakaway faction/group/section
    • a breakaway republic
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBreakaway is used with these nouns:
    • faction
    • republic
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