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revanchism
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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.
revanchism [rɪˈvæntʃɪzəm]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a foreign policy aimed at revenge or the regaining of lost territories
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) desire or support for such a policy
[from French revanche revenge]
revanchist  n & adj
revanchism
the action taken and the policies followed by a government determined to recover a lost territory. — revanche, n. — revanchist, n., adj.
See also: Government
Translations
revanchism [rɪˈvæntʃɪzəm] N → revanchismo m
revanchism [rɪˈvæntʃɪz/əm] n → revanscismo
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