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irredentist

adj · noun · 4 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.

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  • /ɪɹɪˈdɛntɪst/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to irredentists or their policies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Someone who calls for the seizure or recovery of territories or states currently subject to other countries; an adherent of irredentism.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A member or supporter of the Italian party after 1878 which called for the recovery of all Italian-speaking territories subject to other countries.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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4

noun

Meaning 4

an advocate of irredentism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: irridentist

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent

History

Etymology

From Irredentist.

Borrowed from Italian irredentista, from (Italia) irredenta (“unredeemed Italy”).

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 收復失地主義的 /收复失地主义的 (shōufùshīdì zhǔyì de) — irredentist
  • Czech: iredentistický — irredentist
  • Dutch: voorstander van hereniging met het moederland — irredentist
  • Finnish: irredentistinen — irredentist
  • Georgian: ირედენტისტური (iredenṭisṭuri) — irredentist
  • Greek: αλυτρωτισμός (alytrotismós) — irredentist
  • Romanian: iredentist — irredentist
  • Romanian: iredent — irredentist
  • Russian: ирреденти́стский (irredentístskij) — irredentist
  • Turkish: kurtarımcı — irredentist
  • Chinese Mandarin: 收復失地主義者 /收复失地主义者 (shōufùshīdì zhǔyì zhě) — adherent of irredentism
  • Czech: iredentista — adherent of irredentism
  • Dutch: irredentistisch — adherent of irredentism
  • Finnish: irredentisti — adherent of irredentism
  • Georgian: ირედენტისტი (iredenṭisṭi) — adherent of irredentism
  • German: Irredentist — adherent of irredentism
  • German: Irredentistin — adherent of irredentism
  • Hungarian: irredenta — adherent of irredentism
  • Polish: irredentysta — adherent of irredentism
  • Romanian: iredentist — adherent of irredentism
  • Romanian: iredentistă — adherent of irredentism
  • Russian: ирреденти́ст (irredentíst) — adherent of irredentism
  • Turkish: irredantist — adherent of irredentism
  • Turkish: kurtarımcı — adherent of irredentism