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Meaning of "irredentism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IRREDENTISM

irredentism  [ˌɪrɪˈdɛntɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IRREDENTISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Irredentism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IRREDENTISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

irredentism

Irredentism

Irredentism is any position of a state advocating annexation of territories administered by another state on the grounds of common ethnicity or prior historical possession, actual or alleged. It is often advocated by pan-nationalist movements and has been a feature of identity politics, cultural and political geography. An area that may be subjected to a potential claim is sometimes called an irredenta. Not all irredentas are necessarily involved in irredentism.

Definition of irredentism in the English dictionary

The definition of irredentism in the dictionary is the support, belief or advocating of the acquisition of territory that once was part of country or is considered to have been.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IRREDENTISM


anti-Semitism
ˌæntɪˈsemɪtɪzəm
autism
ˈɔːtɪzəm
baptism
ˈbæpˌtɪzəm
conservatism
kənˈsɜːvəˌtɪzəm
corybantism
ˌkɒrɪˈbæntɪzəm
dilettantism
ˌdɪlɪˈtæntɪzəm
electromagnetism
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈmæɡnɪˌtɪzəm
hirsutism
ˈhɜːsjuːˌtɪzəm
hundred-percentism
ˈhʌndrədpəˈsɛntɪzəm
Kantism
ˈkæntɪzəm
magnetism
ˈmæɡnɪˌtɪzəm
obscurantism
ˌɒbskjʊəˈræntɪzəm
patriotism
ˈpætrɪəˌtɪzəm
pedantism
ˈpɛdəntɪzəm
pococurantism
ˌpəʊkəʊkjʊˈræntɪzəm
presentism
ˈprɛzəntɪzəm
quattrocentism
ˌkwætrəʊˈtʃentɪzəm
rheumatism
ˈruːməˌtɪzəm
statism
ˈsteɪtɪzəm
Vedantism
vɪˈdæntɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IRREDENTISM

irrecoverable
irrecoverableness
irrecoverably
irrecusable
irrecusably
irredeemability
irredeemable
irredeemableness
irredeemably
irredenta
irredentist
irreducibility
irreducible
irreducibleness
irreducibly
irreductibility
irreduction
irreflection
irreflective
irreflexion

WORDS THAT END LIKE IRREDENTISM

animal magnetism
astigmatism
automatism
erotism
ferromagnetism
flagellantism
giantism
gigantism
immanentism
indifferentism
intransigentism
magmatism
mutism
nepotism
Protestantism
saintism
scientism
syncretism
tarantism
vigilantism

Synonyms and antonyms of irredentism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «irredentism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IRREDENTISM

Find out the translation of irredentism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of irredentism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «irredentism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

民族统一主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

irredentismo
570 millions of speakers

English

irredentism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

irredentism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المطامع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ирредентизм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

irredentismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

irredentism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

irrédentisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Irredentism
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Irredentismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

領土回復主義
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

irredentism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Irredentism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

irredentism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

irredentism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अप्रामाणिकपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

irredantizm
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

irredentismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

irredenty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ірредентизм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iredentismul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αλυτρωτισμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

irredentism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

irredentism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

irredentism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of irredentism

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IRREDENTISM»

The term «irredentism» is normally little used and occupies the 131.683 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IRREDENTISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «irredentism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «irredentism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about irredentism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IRREDENTISM»

Discover the use of irredentism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to irredentism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Irredentism: Ethnic Conflict and International Politics
Ambrosio explores domestic and international factors to explain the initiation and settlement of irredentist conflicts.
Thomas Ambrosio, 2001
2
Pan-Turkism: From Irredentism to Cooperation
This book delineates the special relationship between the new republics and Turkey, which has altered the essence of Pan-Turkism from militant irredentism to practical solidarity in matters political, economic, and cultural.
Jacob M. Landau, 1995
3
Brigands with a cause: brigandage and irredentism in modern ...
The book examines brigandage and irredentism in Greece since the War of Independence, tracing the intimate links between the two, their impact on Greek politics and statecraft, and their influence on modern Greek identity and nationalism.
Giannēs Koliopoulos, 1987
4
Irredentism in European Politics: Argumentation, Compromise ...
organised into six sections: First, I define irredentism. Second, I examine the importance of studying irredentism for our understanding of world politics. Third, I survey irredentist claims in Europe from 1 848 to 2000 and in the world from 1946 to ...
Markus Kornprobst, 2008
5
India's National Security Dilemma: The Pakistan Factor and ...
IRREDENTISM One aspect of the international politics of ethnicity focuses on irredentism. Issue of irredentism highlights the connection between state boundaries and historical, cultural, religious and symbolic communities. Irredentism in the ...
Rajpal Budania, 2001
6
Sovereign Rights and Territorial Space in Sino-Japanese ...
In September 1996, members of the right-wing Japan Youth Federation repaired a lighthouse on one of the Diaoyu (J.
Unryu Suganuma, 2000
7
Stirring the Greek Nation: Political Culture, Irredentism ...
This work examines the background to Greek nationalist politics and its effects on public opinion towards international events and territorial claims, from the end of the Second World War to the collapse of the constitutional rule in 1967.
Giannēs D. Stephanidēs, 2007
8
For Kin or Country: Xenophobia, Nationalism, and War
For Kin or Country explores this phenomenon, investigating why the collapse of communism prompted more violence in some instances and less violence in others.
Stephen M. Saideman, R. William Ayres, 2013
9
Pan Movements: Pan-Arabism, Pan-Slavism, Irredentism, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, LLC Books, 2010
10
Serbian Irredentism in Croatia
This essay analyzes how institutional arrangements of the republics in the former Yugoslavia affected the collapse of the Yugoslav federation, and demonstrates how Jenne’s ethnic bargaining model and Lake and Rothchild’s theory of fear ...
De Zhong Gao, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IRREDENTISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term irredentism is used in the context of the following news items.
1
OPINION: The door to Iran opens | The Sierra Vista Herald
It is far better to have deep American-Iranian differences — over Hezbollah, over Syria, over regional Shiite irredentism, over Iran's vile ... «Sierra Vista Herald, Jul 15»
2
Struggle and suffering: The 1946-49 Greek Civil War
The Communist Party, formed in November 1918, was a small party cut off from the political mainstream with its hostility to irredentism and ... «Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal, Jul 15»
3
Somaliland:Africa's border disputes are set to rise – but there are …
... skirmishes, cattle rustling, terrorism, secessionist movements, smuggling, ethnic violence, people trafficking, irredentism and agrarian revolts. «SomalilandPress, Jul 15»
4
Genocide, victims and justice: Srebrenica 20 years on
Moreover, sometimes toned down, sometimes resurgent, the political bias of Balkanic irredentism (Greater Albania, Greater Serbia etc.) ... «European Council on Foreign Relations, Jul 15»
5
Berlin Will Provide the Deciding Vote for Greek Proposal
... that dishonorably act like they don't notice former Yugoslavians manipulating the name “Macedonia” to promote irredentism against Greece. «Greek Reporter, Jul 15»
6
Obama's pick for joint chiefs chairman sides with Mitt Romney on …
Dunford, a former commander of the Afghanistan war, argued that Russia's status as a nuclear power and its irredentism in Ukraine rendered it ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Pristine War and Zero Casualties
The reigning hateful ideologies of our time are strains of religious extremism coupled with nationalist irredentism. They are, in fact, no different ... «American Thinker, Jul 15»
8
US Treasury Secretary Calls Greek Debt Unsustainable
This is why he evades over Skopje's state sponsered irredentism… rather than criticize his country for evading over the matter. The Greek is ... «Greek Reporter, Jul 15»
9
Iran And Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Reciprocal Strategies …
Fighting terrorism, extremism and irredentism, which have been mentioned as three main goals pursued by the founders of the SCO within the ... «Eurasia Review, Jul 15»
10
US Steps Up Game in Greek Crisis
(although he hasn't been a friend to Greece either because he too acts like he doesn't notice Skopje's irredentism). Obama is looking at things ... «Greek Reporter, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Irredentism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/irredentism>. Apr 2024 ».
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