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expansionism

/ɛkˈspænʃənɪzəm/

expansionism noun: the policy, of a nation, of expanding its territory or its economic influence.

Noun

expansionism (countable and uncountable, plural expansionisms)

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

expansionism meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Arabic and Persian

expansionism in Hindi

tendency to annex territories
विस्तारवाद vistārvād

expansionism in Urdu

توسیع پسندی

expansionism in Arabic

tendency to annex territories
تَوَسُّعِيَّة tawassuʕiyya

expansionism in Persian

tendency to annex territories
توسعهطلبی towse'e-talabi
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expansionism in Vietnamese
chủ nghĩa bành trướng

Forms of expansionism

pluralexpansionisms

Origin of expansionism

From expansion + -ism.

Words formed from expansionism

Questions about expansionism

What does expansionism mean?
Expansionism means the policy, of a nation, of expanding its territory or its economic influence.
What is expansionism in Hindi?
Expansionism in Hindi is विस्तारवाद (vistārvād). See Expansionism meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is expansionism?
Expansionism is a noun.
How do you pronounce expansionism?
Expansionism is pronounced /ɛkˈspænʃənɪzəm/.
What is the plural of expansionism?
The plural of expansionism is expansionisms.

Words near expansionism in the dictionary

  1. expansion turbines
  2. expansion vessel
  3. expansion vessels
  4. expansional
  5. expansionary
  6. expansionism
  7. expansionisms
  8. expansionist
  9. expansionistic
  10. expansionists
  11. expansionless

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Adapted from Wiktionary: expansionism (page history and authors); expansionism (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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