Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One who advocates the recovery of territory culturally or historically related to one's nation but now subject to a foreign government.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A member of an Italian political party formed in 1878, for bringing about the “redemption” or the incorporation into the kingdom of Italy of all regions situated near Italy where an important part of the population was Italian, but which were still subject to other governments, and hence called Italia irredenta.
  • Pertaining to or advocating irredentism.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun an advocate of irredentism, especially a person in one country who advocates the incorporation of a region in another country related historically to his country.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Someone who calls for the seizure or recovery of territories or states currently subject to other countries; an adherent of irredentism.
  • adjective Of or relating to irredentists or their policies.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an advocate of irredentism

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Italian irredentista, from (Italia) irredenta, unredeemed (Italy), Italian-speaking areas subject to other countries; see irredenta.]

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From Irredentist.

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Examples

  • He spent much of 1999 explaining how Clinton's Kosovo policy would lead to a disastrous regional war along with an "irredentist" Kosovo bent on territorial conquest.

    Barrett Brown: Krauthammer Makes New Prediction Regarding Failed Old Prediction Barrett Brown 2010

  • He spent much of 1999 explaining how Clinton's Kosovo policy would lead to a disastrous regional war along with an "irredentist" Kosovo bent on territorial conquest.

    Barrett Brown: Krauthammer Makes New Prediction Regarding Failed Old Prediction Barrett Brown 2010

  • § Israeli political leaders are depicted as 'irredentist', 'hawkish', and 'ultra-nationalist'.

    The New Republic - All Feed 2010

  • § Israeli political leaders are depicted as 'irredentist', 'hawkish', and 'ultra-nationalist'.

    The New Republic - All Feed 2010

  • Israeli political leaders are depicted as 'irredentist', 'hawkish', and

    CAMERA Snapshots 2010

  • As for cultural assimilation ... you seem unaware of the irredentist and sharia visions of more than a few our new zitizens.

    Borjas: What's His Problem?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • Layers of shared language, history and ethnicity so rarely actually overlap that every national boundary drawn on a map is a lie, a murderous exclusion of unwanted others (imagine an impossible Europe, physically large enough to contain the dreams of every irredentist), an attempt to engage our emotions and seal the economic and social dominance of one clique over another.

    Nations of swine « Squares of Wheat 2009

  • They also worry that statehood could spawn an irredentist Palestinian polity, prompt needless violence over disputed territories and weaken Israel in ways that could tempt other neighboring states into a regional conflict.

    The Third Way for Mideast Peace Jonathan Schanzer 2011

  • They also worry that statehood could spawn an irredentist Palestinian polity, prompt needless violence over disputed territories and weaken Israel in ways that could tempt other neighboring states into a regional conflict.

    The Third Way for Mideast Peace Jonathan Schanzer 2011

  • Layers of shared language, history and ethnicity so rarely actually overlap that every national boundary drawn on a map is a lie, a murderous exclusion of unwanted others (imagine an impossible Europe, physically large enough to contain the dreams of every irredentist), an attempt to engage our emotions and seal the economic and social dominance of one clique over another.

    May « 2009 « Squares of Wheat 2009

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