noun
or ir·ri·den·ta ˌirə̇ˈdentə
( -s )
Etymology: Italian irredenta (in Italia irredenta, literally, unredeemed Italy
— used to refer to Italian-speaking areas not incorporated in Italy), feminine of irredento unredeemed, from in- 1 in- (from Latin) + redento redeemed, from Latin redemptus, past participle of redimere to redeem — more at redeem : a region related historically or ethnically to one state but politically subject to another
a frontier irredenta
treaty inequities that created needless irredentas