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Noun: irredentism  ,i-ri'den,ti-zum
  1. The doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically related
    - irridentism

Derived forms: irredentisms

Type of: doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought

Encyclopedia: Irredentism