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expansionism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ɛkˈspænʃənɪzəm/

Etymology

Etymology tree English expansion Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English expansionism From expansion + -ism.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The policy, of a nation, of expanding its territory or its economic influence.
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Forms

Deriveds

antiexpansionism

Relateds

manifest destiny · benevolent assimilation · colonialism · neoimperialism · expansionist · neocolonialism · imperialism

Translations (42)

hu terjeszkedési politika (tendency to annex territories) · ro expansionism (tendency to annex territories) · sk expanzionizmus (tendency to annex territories) · cmn 膨脹主義 /膨胀主义 (tendency to annex territories) · uk експансіоні́зм (tendency to annex territories) · ko 팽창주의 (tendency to annex territories) · sh ekspanzionìzam (tendency to annex territories) · et ekspansionism (tendency to annex territories) · ca expansionisme (tendency to annex territories) · fi laajentumispolitiikka (tendency to annex territories) · fr expansionnisme (tendency to annex territories) · hu expanzionizmus (tendency to annex territories) · it espansionismo (tendency to annex territories) · es expansionismo (tendency to annex territories) · ka ექსპანსიონიზმი (tendency to annex territories) · fa توسعهطلبی (tendency to annex territories) · ar تَوَسُّعِيَّة (tendency to annex territories) · de Expansionismus (tendency to annex territories) · sv expansionism (tendency to annex territories) · vi chủ nghĩa bành trướng (tendency to annex territories) · tr genişlemecilik (tendency to annex territories) · ja 膨張主義 (tendency to annex territories) · cmn 擴張主義 /扩张主义 (tendency to annex territories) · el επεκτατισμός (tendency to annex territories) · hi विस्तारवाद (tendency to annex territories) · sl ekspanzionizem (tendency to annex territories) · cs expanzionismus (tendency to annex territories) · mk експанзиони́зам (tendency to annex territories) · sw sera ya upanuzi (tendency to annex territories) · bg експанзиони́зъм (tendency to annex territories) · sq ekspansionizëm (tendency to annex territories) · ru экспансиони́зм (tendency to annex territories) · hy էքսպանսիոնիզմ (tendency to annex territories) · sh експанзионѝзам (tendency to annex territories) · nl expansionisme (tendency to annex territories) · tr yayılmacılık (tendency to annex territories) · pl ekspansjonizm (tendency to annex territories) · be экспансіяні́зм (tendency to annex territories) · az ekspansionizm (tendency to annex territories) · hu terjeszkedő politika (tendency to annex territories) · tr ekspansiyonizm (tendency to annex territories) · pt expansionismo (tendency to annex territories)