pluricontinentalism

noun

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

OriginPortuguese pluricontinentalismo →
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Meanings

nounpluricontinentalism (uncountable)
  1. historicalrareuncountablegovernmentA geopolitical concept according to which Portugal was a unified nation-state spanning multiple continents.

Origin

  1. Portuguesepluricontinentalismo
  2. Englishpluricontinentalism

From Portuguese pluricontinentalismo. Compare pluricontinental.

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