irredentism
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From irredent(ist) + -ism.
Pronunciation
[edit]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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[edit]Translations
[edit]an annexation doctrine
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]irredentism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia