irredentism
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From irredent(ist) + -ism.
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Noun[edit]
irredentism (usually uncountable, plural irredentisms)
- A nationalistic doctrine advocating the annexation of foreign lands with historic or ethnic links.
- 2015, Serhii Plokhy, chapter 21, in The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine:
- 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.
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Translations[edit]
an annexation doctrine
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Further reading[edit]
- irredentism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia