irredentism

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Etymology

From irredent(ist) +‎ -ism.

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irredentism (usually uncountable, plural irredentisms)

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

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