irredentism

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A doctrine advocating annexation of foreign lands by a country with historic or ethnic links
{i} policy that a country should annex or recover neighboring territory because of ethnic or historic connections
the doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically related
irredentist
Of or relating to irredentists or their policies
irredentist
Someone who calls for the seizure or recovery of territories or states currently subject to other countries

As the assassination of Sadat proved, the Arab irredentists, like the Zionist ultras, have always been unerring in picking off any incipient mediators.

irredentist
an advocate of irredentism
irredentist
{i} one who supports irredentism, one who supports the policy that a country should annex or recover neighboring territory because of ethnic or historic connections
irredentism

    Hyphenation

    ir·re·den·tism

    Turkish pronunciation

    îrıdentîzım

    Pronunciation

    /ˌərəˈdentəzəm/ /ˌɪrəˈdɛntɪzəm/

    Etymology

    () From irredent(ist) + -ism.
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