IRREDENTIST Definition & Meaning

irredentist

[ ir-i-den-tist ]

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noun

(usually initial capital letter) a member of an Italian association that became prominent in 1878, advocating the redemption, or the incorporation into Italy, of certain neighboring regions Italia irredenta having a primarily Italian population.
a member of a party in any country advocating the acquisition of some region included in another country by reason of cultural, historical, ethnic, racial, or other ties.

adjective

pertaining to or supporting such a party or its doctrine.

irredentist

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noun

a person who favours the acquisition of territory that once was part of his country or is considered to have been

adjective

of, relating to, or advocating this belief

Irredentist

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noun

sometimes not capital a member of an Italian association prominent in 1878 that sought to recover for Italy certain neighbouring regions ( Italia irredenta ) with a predominantly Italian population that were under foreign control

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Derived Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of irredentist¹

First recorded in 1880–85; from Italian irredentista, equivalent to (Italia) irredent(a) “(Italy) unredeemed” (feminine of irredento, equivalent to ir- ir- ² + redento, from Latin redemptus; redemption ) + -ista -ist

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of irredentist¹

C19: from Italian irredentista, from the phrase Italia irredenta, literally: Italy unredeemed, from ir- in- ¹+ redento redeemed, from Latin redemptus bought back; see redeem

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In past speeches, he has also used the irredentist term “West Azerbaijan” to refer to swaths of Armenia — including Syunik — that he believes rightfully belong to his country.

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But if irredentist resentment lurked, alongside a Soviet spy’s suspicion of the U.S.,

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I was first amused but then annoyed by a reader’s complaint that the words “irredentist” and “revanchist,” at the start of an article about Ukraine, were “so obtuse” that she had to look them up.

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“He’s going back to a dangerous, irredentist and ethnic nationalist view of sovereignty and self-determination,” Tocci said.

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Already, eastern European members of the alliance are clamoring for more U.S. forces as a deterrent against an irredentist Kremlin that once controlled their lands in addition to Ukraine.

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