All 3 Uses of
secession
in
The Poisonwood Bible
- Don't forget to tell your father: Katanga has seceded.†
Chpt 3
- Did you know Katanga has seceded from the Congo?†
Chpt 3
- Katanga had once tried to secede, after all.†
Chpt 5 *
Definitions:
-
(1)
(secession) formal separation from an alliance or federation
-
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Secession or secede is often used to reference the withdrawal of the southern states from the United States prior to the Civil War.