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Meaning of Expansionism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ɛkˈspænʃənɪzəm

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية التوسّعية تَوَسُّعِيَّة
Deutsch Expansionismus
Ελληνικά επεκτατισμός
Español expansionismo
Français expansionnisme
Magyar expanzionizmus
Italiano espansionismo
日本語 膨張主義
한국어 팽창주의
Македонски експанзионизам
Nederlands expansionisme
Polski ekspansjonizm
Português expansionismo
Русский экспансионизм
Kiswahili sera ya upanuzi
Українська експансіонізм

Examples

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

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Expansionist Expansions Expansive Expansively Expansiveness expansivist

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