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rattachism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An ideology calling for the French-speaking part of Belgium or Wallonia to secede from the state of Belgium and become part of France.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: government, politics

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History

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from French rattachisme. By surface analysis, French rattacher + English -ism.

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Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: rattachisme — ideology
  • French: rattachisme — ideology
  • German: Rattachismus — ideology
  • Latin: Rattachismus — ideology
  • Walloon: franbråylisse — ideology