rattachism

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noun

An ideology calling for the French-speaking part of Belgium or Wallonia to secede from the state of Belgium and become part of France.

OriginFrench rattachisme →
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Meanings

nounrattachism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegovernmentAn ideology calling for the French-speaking part of Belgium or Wallonia to secede from the state of Belgium and become part of France.

Origin

  1. Frenchrattachisme
  2. Frenchrattachisme
  3. Englishrattachism

Semi-learned borrowing from French rattachisme. By surface analysis, French rattacher + English -ism.

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Translations

Dutch rattachisme
  • rattachismeideology
French rattachisme
  • rattachismeideology
German Rattachismus
  • Rattachismusideology
Latin Rattachismus
  • Rattachismusideology

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