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irredentisms

irredentisms is the plural of irredentism.

Meaning of irredentism

Noun

irredentism (usually uncountable, plural irredentisms)

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

Questions about irredentisms

What is irredentisms the plural of?
Irredentisms is the plural of irredentism.

Words near irredentisms in the dictionary

  1. irredeemably
  2. irredeemed
  3. irredenta
  4. irredentas
  5. irredentism
  6. irredentisms
  7. irredentist
  8. irredentistic
  9. irredentists
  10. irreducibilities
  11. irreducibility

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