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annexationism

annexationism noun: the tendency or policy of annexing (appropriating) additional territories.

Noun

annexationism (uncountable)

  1. The tendency or policy of annexing (appropriating) additional territories.

Origin of annexationism

From annexation + -ism.

Questions about annexationism

What does annexationism mean?
Annexationism means the tendency or policy of annexing (appropriating) additional territories.
What part of speech is annexationism?
Annexationism is a noun.

Words near annexationism in the dictionary

  1. annex
  2. annex'd
  3. annexable
  4. annexation
  5. annexational
  6. annexationism
  7. annexationist
  8. annexationistic
  9. annexationists
  10. annexations
  11. annexe

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