Associations to the word «Irredentism»

Wiktionary

IRREDENTISM, noun. A doctrine advocating annexation of foreign lands by a country with historic or ethnic links.

Dictionary definition

IRREDENTISM, noun. The doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically related.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.