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irredentist¹

  • /ɪɹɪˈdɛntɪst/

Where it comes from

From Irredentist.

noun irredentists

  1. Someone who calls for the seizure or recovery of territories or states currently subject to other countries; an adherent of irredentism. As the assassination of Sadat proved, the Arab irredentists, like the Zionist ultras, have always been unerring in picking off any incipient mediators.

adjective more irredentist · most irredentist

  1. Of or relating to irredentists or their policies. In 1885, a Bulgarian irredentist movement seized control of neighbouring Ottoman-ruled Eastern Roumelia and announced the creation of a Greater Bulgaria.

Irredentist²

  • /ɪɹɪˈdɛntɪst/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Italian irredentista, from (Italia) irredenta (“unredeemed Italy”).

noun Irredentists

  1. historical A member or supporter of the Italian party after 1878 which called for the recovery of all Italian-speaking territories subject to other countries.

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noun adherent of irredentism

中文收復失地主義者 /收复失地主义者 shōufùshīdì zhǔyì zhě
DeutschIrredentist, Irredentistin
Românăiredentist, iredentistă
Русскийирреденти́ст irredentíst

adj irredentist

中文收復失地主義的 /收复失地主义的 shōufùshīdì zhǔyì de
Ελληνικάαλυτρωτισμός alytrotismós
Românăiredentist, iredent
Русскийирреденти́стский irredentístskij

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@misc{irredentist_2026,
  title = {irredentist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/irredentist},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}