Dictionary

irredentism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪɹɪˈdɛntɪzəm/ (UK)
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Etymology

From irredent(ist) + -ism.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) A nationalistic doctrine advocating the annexation of foreign lands with historic or ethnic links.
   • 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. 2015, Serhii Plokhy, chapter 21, in The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine:

Forms

Relateds

irredenta · irredentist · war of aggression · revanchism

Translations (52)

es irredentismo (an annexation doctrine) · rm irredentissem (an annexation doctrine) · pa ਬੇਨਿਸਤਾਰਾਵਾਦ (an annexation doctrine) · sv irredentism (an annexation doctrine) · ja 民族統一主義 (an annexation doctrine) · hyw հողահաւաք (an annexation doctrine) · eu irredentismo (an annexation doctrine) · ast irredentismu (an annexation doctrine) · id iredentisme (an annexation doctrine) · nb irredentisme (an annexation doctrine) · fa بازپیوندخواهی (an annexation doctrine) · pt irredentismo (an annexation doctrine) · cmn 民族統一主義 /民族统一主义 (an annexation doctrine) · el αλυτρωτισμός (an annexation doctrine) · it irredentismo (an annexation doctrine) · pl irredentyzm (an annexation doctrine) · de Irredentismus (an annexation doctrine) · sl iredentízem (an annexation doctrine) · vi chủ nghĩa xét lại (an annexation doctrine) · cmn 復土主義 /复土主义 (an annexation doctrine) · nn irredentisme (an annexation doctrine) · uk іредентизм (an annexation doctrine) · ko 민족통일주의 (an annexation doctrine) · ro iredentism (an annexation doctrine) · ka ირედენტიზმი (an annexation doctrine) · tr irredantizm (an annexation doctrine) · sh iredentìzam (an annexation doctrine) · ca irredemptisme (an annexation doctrine) · xmf ირედენტიზმი (an annexation doctrine) · fi irredentismi (an annexation doctrine) · mk иредентизам (an annexation doctrine) · kk ирредентизм (an annexation doctrine) · fur iredentisim (an annexation doctrine) · ru ирреденти́зм (an annexation doctrine) · bg иредентизъм (an annexation doctrine) · vi chủ nghĩa phục hồi lãnh thổ (an annexation doctrine) · hy իռեդենտիզմ (an annexation doctrine) · cs iredentismus (an annexation doctrine) · ar وَحْدَوِيّة (an annexation doctrine) · da irredentisme (an annexation doctrine) · hu irredentizmus (an annexation doctrine) · nl irredentisme (an annexation doctrine) · sq irredentizëm (an annexation doctrine) · gl irredentismo (an annexation doctrine) · be ірэдэнтызм (an annexation doctrine) · sh иредентѝзам (an annexation doctrine) · fr irrédentisme (an annexation doctrine) · hy վերադարձականություն (an annexation doctrine) · vi thuyết phục hồi lãnh thổ (an annexation doctrine) · cy iredentiaeth (an annexation doctrine) · cmn 領土收復主義 /领土收复主义 (an annexation doctrine) · eo iredentismo (an annexation doctrine)