Irredentism

noun

noun ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A nationalistic doctrine advocating the annexation of foreign lands with historic or ethnic links. uncountable, usually

    "Ukraine became a major concern to [Stalin’s] “fortress builders” on the eve of World War II. The defensive bulwark seemed to have developed into a large crack – the threat of Ukrainian irredentism."

  2. 2
    the doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically related wordnet

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irridentism

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"Russian irredentism is a threat to world peace and to every person of sound judgment."

Etymology

From irredent(ist) + -ism.

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