Expansionism

Noun CEFR C1

ɛkˈspænʃənɪzəm

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolexpansionismo

Françaisexpansionnisme

DeutschExpansionismus

13 more languages

العربيةالتوسّعية تَوَسُّعِيَّة

Ελληνικάεπεκτατισμός

Magyarexpanzionizmus

Italianoespansionismo

日本語膨張主義

한국어팽창주의

Македонскиекспанзионизам

Nederlandsexpansionisme

Polskiekspansjonizm

Portuguêsexpansionismo

Русскийэкспансионизм

Kiswahilisera ya upanuzi

Українськаекспансіонізм

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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