Irredentism

Noun CEFR C1

ɪɹɪˈdɛntɪzəm

Definitions

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

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Españolirredentismo

Françaisirrédentisme

DeutschIrredentismus

23 more languages

العربيةالوحدوية وَحْدَوِيّة

Bosanskiiredentizam иредентизам

Češtinairedentismus

Ελληνικάαλυτρωτισμός

Suomiirredentismi

Hrvatskiiredentizam иредентизам

Magyarirredentizmus

Հայերենիռեդենտիզմ վերադարձականություն

Bahasa Indonesiairedentisme

Italianoirredentismo

日本語民族統一主義

ქართულიირედენტიზმი

한국어민족통일주의

Македонскииредентизам

Nederlandsirredentisme

Polskiirredentyzm

Portuguêsirredentismo

Românăiredentism

Русскийирредентизм

Српскиiredentizam иредентизам

Türkçeirredantizm

Українськаіредентизм

Tiếng Việtchủ nghĩa phục hồi lãnh thổ chủ nghĩa xét lại thuyết phục hồi lãnh thổ

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1

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See also

Irredentist irreducibility Irreducible irreducible complexity irreducibleness Irreducibly

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