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expansionism
[ ik-span-shuh-niz-uhm ]
noun
- a policy of expansion, as of territory or currency:
the colonial expansionism of Europe in the 19th century.
expansionism
/ ɪkˈspænʃəˌnɪzəm /
noun
- the doctrine or practice of expanding the economy or territory of a country
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Derived Forms
- exˈpansionist, nounadjective
- exˌpansionˈistic, adjective
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Other Words From
- ex·pansion·ist noun adjective
- ex·pansion·istic adjective
- anti·ex·pansion·ism noun
- anti·ex·pansion·ist noun adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of expansionism1
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Example Sentences
India is a fellow democracy, and, like Japan, feels acutely vulnerable to Chinese territorial and economic expansionism.
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Haters back then called it “mosque madness” and “Islamic domination and expansionism.”
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It is vital to our credibility in the entire Middle East that we insist on an end to Israeli expansionism.
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