irre'dentism

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irredentist (ˌɪrɪˈdɛntɪst)

—n
1.	a person who favours the acquisition of territory that once was part of his country or is considered to have been

—*adj*
2.	of, relating to, or advocating this belief

[C19: from Italian irredentista, from the phrase Italia irredenta, literally: Italy unredeemed, from ir-in-¹ + redento redeemed, from Latin redemptus bought back; see redeem]

irre'dentism

—n

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