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revanchist

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re·vanche  (r-vänch, -väsh)
n.
1. The act of retaliating; revenge.
2. A usually political policy, as of a nation or an ethnic group, intended to regain lost territory or standing.

[French, from Old French revancher, to revenge : re-, re- + vengier, vencher, to avenge; see revenge.]

re·vanchism (-vänchz-m, -väshz-) n.
re·vanchist adj. & n.
re·vanch·istic adj.
Translations
revanchist [rɪˈvæntʃɪst]
A. ADJrevanchista
B. Nrevanchista mf
revanchist


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Saddled with a rust-belt infrastructure, Russia further disqualifies itself with dysfunctional and revanchist politics and a demographic trend in near-terminal decline.
The refusal of other neighboring countries to back Russia s recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia reflected "regional unease over a revanchist Russia," the commander said.
The refusal of other neighboring countries to back Russia's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia reflected "regional unease over a revanchist Russia," the commander said.
 
 
 
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