EXPANSIONISM


Meaning of EXPANSIONISM in English

— expansionist , n. , adj. — expansionistic , adj.

/ik span"sheuh niz'euhm/ , n.

a policy of expansion, as of territory or currency: the colonial expansionism of Europe in the 19th century.

[ 1895-1900; EXPANSION + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .