Wexit

English

Etymology

Blend of west +‎ exit. Modeled after Brexit and Grexit.

Proper noun

Wexit

  1. (South Africa, politics) The exit of the Western Cape from the Republic of South Africa [1][2][3][4]
  2. (Canada, politics) Separation of the Canadian Prairie provinces, referring to Alberta and Saskatchewan, particularly Alberta, from Confederation in the Dominion of Canada [5][6][7][8]

References
  1. Mail and Guardian, "Cape’s race tensions fuel ‘Wexit’", Lester Kiewit, 1 February 2019
  2. Okay Africa, "Coloured South African Nationalists Want a 'Wexit' for the Western Cape", Rufaro Samanga, 1 February 2019
  3. The Citizen, "‘The Wexit is coming’", 27 July 2016
  4. Times of South Africa, "Steve Hofmeyr weighs in on Brexit, suggests a Wexit", 27 June 2016
  5. BBC News, "Wexit: Why some Albertans want to separate from Canada", Robin Levinson-King, 11 October 2019
  6. University of Calgary, "Wexit: Why some Albertans want to separate from Canada", Trevor Tombe, Barry Cooper, 7 October 2019
  7. National Post, "Is a Wexit in Alberta's future?", Tyler Dawson, 25 August 2019
  8. Edmonton Sun, "Alberta separatism at this point a non-viable movement", Lorne Gunter, 12 August 2019
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