expansionism
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expansionism
- /ɛkˈspænʃənɪzəm/
noun expansionisms
- The policy, of a nation, of expanding its territory or its economic influence. European colonialism exported its domestic, counter-revolutionary Inquisition around the world, starting with Portuguese expansionism around 1500 C.E.
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noun tendency to annex territories
| Español | expansionismo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 팽창주의 paengchangjuui |
| 日本語 | 膨張主義 bōchōshugi |
| 中文 | 擴張主義 /扩张主义 kuòzhāngzhǔyì, 膨脹主義 /膨胀主义 péngzhàngzhǔyì |
| हिन्दी | विस्तारवाद vistārvād |
| Kiswahili | sera ya upanuzi |
| Português | expansionismo |
| Français | expansionnisme |
| Deutsch | Expansionismus |
| Italiano | espansionismo |
| Ελληνικά | επεκτατισμός epektatismós |
| Română | expansionism |
| Русский | экспансиони́зм ekspansionízm |
| Tiếng Việt | chủ nghĩa bành trướng |
| العربية | تَوَسُّعِيَّة tawassuʕiyya |
Talk about this word "expansionism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/expansionism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. expansionism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/expansionism "expansionism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/expansionism.
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@misc{expansionism_2026,
title = {expansionism},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/expansionism},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
