REVANCHISM


Meaning of REVANCHISM in English

/ rɪˈvæntʃɪzəm; NAmE ; -ˈvænʃ-/ noun

[ U ] a policy of attacking sb who has attacked you, especially by a country in order to get back land

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WORD ORIGIN

1950s: from French revanche , revenge + -ism . The form revanchist dates from the 1920s.

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