irredenta

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noun

Any region whose inhabitants are ethnically related to those of another state

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irridenta
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Meanings

nounirredenta (plural irredentas)

plural irredentas

  1. Any region whose inhabitants are ethnically related to those of another state

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna region that is related ethnically or historically to one country but is controlled politically by another

Similar
irridenta
Broader
region
Also see
irridenta

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Italianirredenta“unredeemed”
  2. Englishirredenta

From Italian irredenta (“unredeemed”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

nerderatirenarditetrainered
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APA

irredenta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irredenta

MLA

“irredenta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irredenta. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “irredenta,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irredenta.

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