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expansionist en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɪkˈspæn.ʃən.ɪst/
• (Southern-England) audio

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-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English expansionist From expansion + -ist.

Meanings

1. Of or pertaining to expansionism.
   • Lindberg says that current phenomena are reminiscent of the 1930s, right before the expansionist ambitions of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sparked a world war. 2025 September 16, “Can democracy survive without America?”, in The Hankyoreh, archived from the original on 06 Nov 2025:
   • Unlike passenger demand forecasts in England, that have resulted in the removal of 20% of service capacity in the May 2022 timetable, Welsh Ministers acting through the TfW agency are continuing an expansionist agenda for rail services under their control. 2021 August 11, Industry Insider, “Rail ambitions in Wales”, in RAIL, number 937, page 68:

Forms

Antonyms

antiexpansionist

Synonyms

expansionistic

Translations (23)

es expansionista (relating to expansionism) · da som ønsker at udvide sin magt (relating to expansionism) · fi laajentumiseen pyrkivä (relating to expansionism) · da ekspansionistisk (relating to expansionism) · fi laajentumishaluinen (relating to expansionism) · fr expansionniste (relating to expansionism) · fi ekspansionistinen (relating to expansionism) · ru экспансиони́стский (relating to expansionism) · tr genişlemeci (relating to expansionism) · pl ekspansjonistyczny (relating to expansionism) · uk експансіоні́стський (relating to expansionism) · cmn 擴張主義的 /扩张主义的 (relating to expansionism) · da som ønsker at udvide sit område (relating to expansionism) · ro expansionist (relating to expansionism) · hy ծավալապաշտական (relating to expansionism) · de expansionistisch (relating to expansionism) · nb ekspansjonistisk (relating to expansionism) · hy էքսպանսիոնիստական (relating to expansionism) · nn ekspansjonistisk (relating to expansionism) · ca expansionista (relating to expansionism) · tr yayılmacı (relating to expansionism) · it espansionistico (relating to expansionism) · tr ekspansiyonist (relating to expansionism)

expansionist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪkˈspæn.ʃən.ɪst/
• (Southern-England) audio

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-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English expansionist From expansion + -ist.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:international relations) An advocate of expansionism.
   • Mr. Miller argues convincingly that a majority of Americans shared the romantic nationalism of such expansionists as Theodore Roosevelt and Sen. Albert Beveridge and participated vicariously in their dreams of martial glory and expanding markets. 1982 November 21, Richard E. Welch Jr., “IMPERIAL ADVENTURE”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2019:

Forms

Antonyms

antiexpansionist

Translations (22)

fi ekspansionisti (an advocate of expansionism) · tr ekspansiyonist (an advocate of expansionism) · es expansionista (an advocate of expansionism) · pl ekspansjonista (an advocate of expansionism) · fi laajentumisen kannattaja (an advocate of expansionism) · uk експансіоні́стка (an advocate of expansionism) · de Expansionist (an advocate of expansionism) · ru экспансиони́ст (an advocate of expansionism) · tr genişlemeci (an advocate of expansionism) · ru экспансиони́стка (an advocate of expansionism) · hy էքսպանսիոնիստ (an advocate of expansionism) · uk експансіоні́ст (an advocate of expansionism) · ro expansionistă (an advocate of expansionism) · tr yayılmacı (an advocate of expansionism) · de Expansionistin (an advocate of expansionism) · hy ծավալապաշտ (an advocate of expansionism) · fr expansionniste (an advocate of expansionism) · ca expansionista (an advocate of expansionism) · cmn 擴張主義者 /扩张主义者 (an advocate of expansionism) · az ekspansionist (an advocate of expansionism) · ro expansionist (an advocate of expansionism) · it espansionista (an advocate of expansionism)