IRRIDENTISM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically related

Synonyms:

irredentism; irridentism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("irridentism" is a kind of...):

doctrine; ism; philosophical system; philosophy; school of thought (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)

Derivation:

irridentist (an advocate of irredentism)

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