expansionism

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Etymology

expansion +‎ -ism

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛkˈspænʃənɪzəm/

Noun

expansionism (countable and uncountable, plural expansionisms)

  1. The policy, of a nation, of expanding its territory or its economic influence.
    • 2007 September 27, Leslie Feinberg, “Western rulers imposed anti-gay laws throughout world”, in Workers World‎:
      European colonialism exported its domestic, counter-revolutionary Inquisition around the world, starting with Portuguese expansionism around 1500 C.E.

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Translations

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French expansionisme. By surface analysis, expansiune +‎ -ism.

Noun

expansionism n (uncountable)

  1. expansionism

Declension

declension of expansionism (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) expansionism expansionismul
genitive/dative (unui) expansionism expansionismului
vocative expansionismule
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