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irredentism

/ir-i-den-tiz-uhm/US // ˌɪr ɪˈdɛn tɪz əm //

继承权,继承性,剥夺自由主义,种族隔离

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an Italian association that became prominent in 1878, advocating the incorporation into Italy of certain neighboring regions having a primarily Italian population: After World War II, Irredentism faded away in Italian politics.
    • : the acquisition or annexation of a region previously included in another country because of cultural, historical, ethnic, racial, or other ties, or advocacy for such an acquisition:Few countries are explicitly mandating irredentism, but having ethnic communities divided by borders created by colonialists is hugely troublesome.

Examples

  • And irredentism is one of the worst political plagues for all the three parties who usually suffer from it.

  • Most of all she has to be careful not to claim territory, which would mean everlasting unrest and a new irredentism.

  • The west shut its eyes tight and threw money at the bad spirits of irredentism and re-emergent communism.

  • European Unionism clashed with brown-turning-black nationalism and irredentism.

  • The first motif is that of regional rivalry coupled with irredentism.