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irredentist definition

ir·re·den·tist (ir′i den′tist)

noun

  1. Historical any member of an Italian political party, organized in 1878, seeking to recover for Italy adjacent regions inhabited largely by Italians but under foreign control
  2. any person who advocates a similar policy about territory formerly a part of that person's country

Etymology: It irredentista < (Italia) irredenta, unredeemed (Italy) < L in-, not + redemptus: see redemption

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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