A term used to describe the widespread reaction of citizens to the unnecessary process of fragmentation or division of a region or state into smaller regions or states, which in turn heightens the potential for those same states to be hostile or uncooperative with one another.
Related terms:
Centripiddle
Centrifungal
Yer man’s song Four Strong Winds comes to mind.
Aye, Alberta here I come. OK, Glasgae’ll do.
Naw, make it Edinburgh