单词 | irredentist |
释义 | Word Frequency irredentist(ˌɪrɪˈdɛntɪst) noun 1. a person who favours the acquisition of territory that once was part of his or her country or is considered to have been adjective 2. of, relating to, or advocating this belief Derived forms irredentism (ˌirreˈdentism) noun Word origin C19: from Italian irredentista, from the phrase Italia irredenta, literally: Italy unredeemed, from ir- in-1 + redento redeemed, from Latin redemptus bought back; see redeemWord Frequency Irredentist(ˌɪrɪˈdɛntɪst) noun (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 |
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