Syn: irridentism. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Irredentism — is any position advocating annexation of territories administered by another state on the grounds of common ethnicity or prior historical possession, actual or alleged. Some of these movements are also called pan movements. It is a feature of… … Wikipedia
Irredentism — The policy of a state to “liberate” or “redeem” an ethnic minority belonging to its own nation and the territory in which it lives from the domination of another state. In its moderate form irredentism aggressively defends that minority’s… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
irredentism — /ɪrəˈdɛntɪzəm/ (say iruh dentizuhm) noun 1. the advocating of the acquisition of some region, actually included in another country, but claimed as properly belonging to the former country by reason of racial, cultural, ethnic, historical or other …
irredentism — irredentist ► NOUN 1) a person advocating the restoration to their country of any territory formerly belonging to it. 2) historical (in 19th century Italian politics) an advocate of the return to Italy of all Italian speaking districts subject to … English terms dictionary
irredentism — noun Date: 1883 a political principle or policy directed toward the incorporation of irredentas within the boundaries of their historically or ethnically related political unit • irredentist noun or adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
irredentism — See irredentist. * * * … Universalium
irredentism — noun /ɪɹɪˈdɛntɪzəm/ A doctrine advocating annexation of foreign lands by a country with historic or ethnic links. See Also: irredenta, irredentist … Wiktionary
irredentism — ir·re·den·tism || ‚ɪrɪ dentɪzm n. policy that a country should annex or recover neighboring territory because of ethnic or historic connections … English contemporary dictionary
irredentism — ir·re·den·tism … English syllables
irredentism — noun the doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically related • Syn: ↑irridentism • Derivationally related forms: ↑irridentist (for: ↑irridentism), ↑irredentist • … Useful english dictionary
