irredentism

noun
/ɪɹɪˈdɛntɪzəm/UK

Etymology

From irredent(ist) + -ism.

  1. borrowed from irredentista
  2. suffixed as irredentism — “irredentist + ism

Definitions

  1. A nationalistic doctrine advocating the annexation of foreign lands with historic or…

    A nationalistic doctrine advocating the annexation of foreign lands with historic or ethnic links.

    • 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for irredentism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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