Secession (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. an act or instance of seceding.
  2. the withdrawal from the Union of 11 Southern states in the period 1860–61, which brought on the Civil War.
  3. a style of art in Germany and Austria concurrent with and related to Art Nouveau.
noun
  1. the act of seceding
  2. the withdrawal in 1860–61 of 11 Southern states from the Union to form the Confederacy, precipitating the American Civil War
Secession (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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