adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ɪkˈspæn.ʃən.ɪst/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to expansionism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: expansionistic
Antonyms: antiexpansionist
2
noun
Meaning 2
An advocate of expansionism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: international relations
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: antiexpansionist
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or involving or guided by expansionism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English expansion Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English expansionist From expansion + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
ծավալապաշտական
(cavalapaštakan)
— relating to expansionism
Armenian:
էքսպանսիոնիստական
(ēkʻspansionistakan)
— relating to expansionism
Catalan:
expansionista
— relating to expansionism
Chinese Mandarin:
擴張主義的 /扩张主义的
(kuòzhāngzhǔyì de)
— relating to expansionism
Danish:
ekspansionistisk
— relating to expansionism
Danish:
som ønsker at udvide sin magt
— relating to expansionism
Danish:
som ønsker at udvide sit område
— relating to expansionism
Finnish:
laajentumiseen pyrkivä
— relating to expansionism
Finnish:
laajentumishaluinen
— relating to expansionism
Finnish:
ekspansionistinen
— relating to expansionism
French:
expansionniste
— relating to expansionism
German:
expansionistisch
— relating to expansionism
Italian:
espansionistico
— relating to expansionism
Norwegian Bokmål:
ekspansjonistisk
— relating to expansionism
Norwegian Nynorsk:
ekspansjonistisk
— relating to expansionism
Polish:
ekspansjonistyczny
— relating to expansionism
Romanian:
expansionist
— relating to expansionism
Russian:
экспансиони́стский
(ekspansionístskij)
— relating to expansionism
Spanish:
expansionista
— relating to expansionism
Ukrainian:
експансіоні́стський
(ekspansionístsʹkyj)
— relating to expansionism
Armenian:
ծավալապաշտ
(cavalapašt)
— an advocate of expansionism
Armenian:
էքսպանսիոնիստ
(ēkʻspansionist)
— an advocate of expansionism
Azerbaijani:
ekspansionist
— an advocate of expansionism
Catalan:
expansionista
— an advocate of expansionism
Chinese Mandarin:
擴張主義者 /扩张主义者
(kuòzhāngzhǔyì zhě)
— an advocate of expansionism
Finnish:
ekspansionisti
— an advocate of expansionism
Finnish:
laajentumisen kannattaja
— an advocate of expansionism
French:
expansionniste
— an advocate of expansionism
German:
Expansionist
— an advocate of expansionism
German:
Expansionistin
— an advocate of expansionism
Italian:
espansionista
— an advocate of expansionism
Polish:
ekspansjonista
— an advocate of expansionism
Romanian:
expansionist
— an advocate of expansionism
Romanian:
expansionistă
— an advocate of expansionism
Russian:
экспансиони́ст
(ekspansioníst)
— an advocate of expansionism
Russian:
экспансиони́стка
(ekspansionístka)
— an advocate of expansionism
Spanish:
expansionista
— an advocate of expansionism
Ukrainian:
експансіоні́ст
(ekspansioníst)
— an advocate of expansionism
Ukrainian:
експансіоні́стка
(ekspansionístka)
— an advocate of expansionism
