Irredentist definition

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One who advocates the recovery of territory culturally or historically related to one's nation but now subject to a foreign government.
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Someone who calls for the seizure or recovery of territories or states currently subject to other countries; an adherent of irredentism.
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(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.
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Any person who advocates a similar policy about territory formerly a part of that person's country.
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Of or relating to irredentists or their policies.
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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

Singular:
irredentist
Plural:
irredentists

Origin of irredentist

  • Italian irredentista from (Italia) irredenta unredeemed (Italy), Italian-speaking areas subject to other countries irredenta

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Italian irredentista, from (Italia) irredenta ‘unredeemed Italy’.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Irredentist.

    From Wiktionary

Irredentist Sentence Examples

  • The former at Pavia (15th October I 2878), and the latter at Arco (3rd November), declared publicly that Irredentist manifestations could not be prevented under existing laws, but gave no hint of introducing any law to sanction their prevention.

  • Though aware of Bismarcks hostility towards Italy, of the conclusion of the Austro-German alliance of 1879, and of the undisguised ill-will of France, Italy not only made no attempt to crush an agitation as mischievous as it was futile, but granted a state funeral to General Avezzana, president of the Irredentist League.

  • Italy, in constant danger from France, needed good relations with Austria and Germany, but could only attain the goodwill of the former by firm treatment of the revolutionary Irredentist agitation, and of the latter by clear demonstration of Italian will and ability to cope with all anti-monarchical forces.

  • This very unpreparedness, however, rendered still less excusable her treatment of the Irredentist agitation, which brought her within a hairs-breadth of a conflict with Austria.

  • The Irredentist agitation had left profound traces at Berlin as well as at Vienna, and had given rise to a distrust of Depretis which nothing had yet occurred to allay.

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