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Catalexit
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English
Etymology
en Catalonia exit, modelled on earlier en Brexit, en Czexit, etc.
Pronunciation
en /ˌkæt.əˈlɛɡ.zɪt/ /ˌkæt.əˈlɛk.sɪt/
en ɛksɪt ɛɡzɪt 4
Proper noun
The (possible) act of Catalonia gaining independence from Spain (and, as a consequence, leaving the European Union).
en October 20, 2017 The Boston Globe EU must intervene in Spain's 'Catalexit' crisis Spain has been its own worst enemy as the controversy over “Catalexit” intensified.
en 2017 Catalonia in Spain: History and Myth Gabriel Tortella 270 Everybody in Catalonia admits that the possibility of losing the condition of member of the EU would constitute a great problem in the case of Catalexit from Spain.
en 2019 Myths and Realities of Secessionisms Miguel Beltrán de Felipe 70 So a Catalexit would mean leaving the EU, just like Scotland would have left the EU if the 2014 referendum had succeeded and independence would have been negotiated and obtained from the UK.
Anagrams
en aaceilttx extatical