irredentism

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UK/ɪɹɪˈdɛntɪzəm/

noun

A nationalistic doctrine advocating the annexation of foreign lands with historic or ethnic links.

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irridentism
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Meanings

nounirredentism (usually uncountable, plural irredentisms)

plural irredentisms

  1. uncountableusuallyA 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically related

Similar
irridentism
Broader
doctrinephilosophyphilosophical system

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From irredent(ist) + -ism.

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Translations

Arabic وَحْدَوِيّة
  • وَحْدَوِيّة (waḥdawiyya)an annexation doctrine
Basque irredentismo
  • irredentismoan annexation doctrine
Bulgarian иредентизъм
  • иредентизъм (iredentizăm)an annexation doctrine
Catalan irredemptisme
  • irredemptismean annexation doctrine
Chinese Mandarin 領土收復主義 /领土收复主义, 民族統一主義 /民族统一主义
  • 領土收復主義 /领土收复主义 (lǐngtǔ shōufù zhǔyì)an annexation doctrine
  • 民族統一主義 /民族统一主义 (mínzútǒngyīzhǔyì)an annexation doctrine
  • 復土主義 /复土主义 (fùtǔ zhǔyì)an annexation doctrine
Czech iredentismus
  • iredentismusan annexation doctrine
Danish irredentisme
  • irredentismean annexation doctrine
Dutch irredentisme
  • irredentismean annexation doctrine
Esperanto iredentismo
  • iredentismoan annexation doctrine
Finnish irredentismi
  • irredentismian annexation doctrine
French irrédentisme
  • irrédentismean annexation doctrine
German Irredentismus
  • Irredentismusan annexation doctrine
Greek αλυτρωτισμός
  • αλυτρωτισμός (alytrotismós)an annexation doctrine
Hungarian irredentizmus
  • irredentizmusan annexation doctrine
Indonesian iredentisme
  • iredentismean annexation doctrine
Italian irredentismo
  • irredentismoan annexation doctrine
Japanese 民族統一主義
  • 民族統一主義 (minzoku tōitsu shugi)an annexation doctrine
Korean 민족통일주의
  • 민족통일주의 (minjoktong'iljuui)an annexation doctrine
Norwegian Bokmål irredentisme
  • irredentismean annexation doctrine
Persian بازپیوندخواهی
  • بازپیوندخواهیan annexation doctrine
Polish irredentyzm
  • irredentyzman annexation doctrine
Portuguese irredentismo
  • irredentismoan annexation doctrine
Punjabi ਬੇਨਿਸਤਾਰਾਵਾਦ
  • ਬੇਨਿਸਤਾਰਾਵਾਦ (benistārāvād)an annexation doctrine
Romanian iredentism
  • iredentisman annexation doctrine
Russian ирреденти́зм
  • ирреденти́зм (irredentízm)an annexation doctrine
Spanish irredentismo
  • irredentismoan annexation doctrine
Swedish irredentism
  • irredentisman annexation doctrine
Turkish irredantizm
  • irredantizman annexation doctrine
Ukrainian іредентизм
  • іредентизм (iredentyzm)an annexation doctrine
Vietnamese chủ nghĩa phục hồi lãnh thổ, thuyết phục hồi lãnh thổ
  • chủ nghĩa phục hồi lãnh thổan annexation doctrine
  • thuyết phục hồi lãnh thổan annexation doctrine
  • chủ nghĩa xét lạian annexation doctrine
Welsh iredentiaeth
  • iredentiaethan annexation doctrine
Cite this entry
APA

irredentism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irredentism

MLA

“irredentism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irredentism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “irredentism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irredentism.

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