1.West Virginia broke away from Virginia in the 1860s. It is called simply the "Mountain State" for the ancient Appalachian mountains.
break away from 放棄;脫離……
I broke away from him and rushed out into the hall.
我掙脫了他,沖進了大廳 。
The group broke away from the Labour Party in 1932.
這個團體在1932年脫離工黨 。