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Risorgimento

Risorgimento

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A 19th-century movement that united Italy into one country
  • noun
  • /rɪˌzɔrdʒɪˈmɛntoʊ/
: Risorgimento
  • The patriarch, a hero of the Italian Risorgimento who served with Garibaldi.

Examples

  • Pounding wheels, hurrahs, a rackety risorgimento.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The Risorgimento occurred abruptly, rather than gradually.

    Academic text (1993)

  • During the Risorgimento, the mines of Elba were expanded to meet Italy's growing demand for iron.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • At 11:20 this morning, a car bomb exploded in the Piazza del Risorgimento.

    Conclave (2024)

  • Just over 120 years ago, the Vatican saw it as indispensable for the freedom of the papacy to maintain the papal states, and it clung to them in the face of the risorgimento, the movement for Italian reunification.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The Risorgimento marked the unification of Italy in the 19th century.

  • During the Risorgimento, many Italians fought for their country's independence and unity.

  • The ideals of the Risorgimento inspired a generation of Italian patriots.

Surface Forms

Risorgimento singular
Risorgimentos plural

Etymology

Risorgimento comes from Italian parts ri- 'again' and sorgere 'to rise', so it means 'rising again' like the English word 'rise'. It was the name for the 19th-century movement when Italy 'rose again' into one nation, which is why the word points to a national 'rebirth'.