federation breaks up

Frequency: 6.03.5 per million words

Used when a federation dissolves or separates into smaller parts.

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Examples (10)

  • The federation broke up in 1989.
  • After years of internal conflict, the federation finally broke up.
  • Political tensions caused the federation to break up into independent states.
  • The Soviet federation broke up following economic collapse.
  • Regional differences led the federation to break up peacefully.
  • When the federation broke up, six new countries emerged.
  • The sports federation broke up due to corruption scandals.
  • Economic pressures forced the trade federation to break up.
  • The federation broke up after the central government lost control.
  • Constitutional disagreements caused the federation to break up in the 1990s.