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expansionism

noun
/ɛkˈspænʃənɪzəm/

Etymology

From expansion + -ism.

  1. derived from expānsiō
  2. borrowed from expansion
  3. suffixed as expansionism — “expansion + ism”

Definitions

  1. The policy, of a nation, of expanding its territory or its economic influence.

    • European colonialism exported its domestic, counter-revolutionary Inquisition around the world, starting with Portuguese expansionism around 1500 C.E.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA