irredentist (redirected from Irredentists)

ir·re·den·tist  (r-dntst)

n.

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

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irre·dentism n.

irre·dentist adj.

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irredentist [ˌɪrɪˈdɛntɪst]

n

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who favours the acquisition of territory that once was part of his country or is considered to have been

adj

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, relating to, or advocating this belief

[from Italian irredentista, from the phrase Italia irredenta, literally: Italy unredeemed, from ir- in-¹ + redento redeemed, from Latin redemptus bought back; see redeem]

irredentism  n

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Irredentist [ˌɪrɪˈdɛntɪst]

n

(Historical Terms) (sometimes not capital) a member of an Italian association prominent in 1878 that sought to recover for Italy certain neighbouring regions (Italia irredenta) with a predominantly Italian population that were under foreign control

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

irredentist - an advocate of irredentism irridentist advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

Translations

irredentist [ˌɪrɪˈdentɪst] ADJ, N (fig) → irredentista mf

irredentist [ˌɪrɪˈdɛntɪst] n → irredentista m/f

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irredentist [ˌɪrɪˈdɛntɪst] n → irredentista m/f