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pluricontinentalism

pluricontinentalism noun: a geopolitical concept according to which Portugal was a unified nation-state spanning multiple continents.

Noun

pluricontinentalism (uncountable)

  1. (historical, rare) A geopolitical concept according to which Portugal was a unified nation-state spanning multiple continents.

Origin of pluricontinentalism

From Portuguese pluricontinentalismo. Compare pluricontinental.

Questions about pluricontinentalism

What does pluricontinentalism mean?
Pluricontinentalism means a geopolitical concept according to which Portugal was a unified nation-state spanning multiple continents.
What part of speech is pluricontinentalism?
Pluricontinentalism is a noun.

Words near pluricontinentalism in the dictionary

  1. pluricentric
  2. pluriclosed
  3. pluricolpate
  4. pluricolumnal
  5. pluricontinental
  6. pluricontinentalism
  7. pluricultural
  8. pluriculturalism
  9. pluricyclic
  10. pluridimensional
  11. pluridimensionality

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