revanchist
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9.9
- adjective
- /rɪˈvænʧɪst/
- Formal
:
revanchista
- The revanchist movement gained momentum as citizens expressed their desire to reclaim lost lands.
Examples
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The government's revanchist policies aimed to regain the territory lost in previous conflicts.
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There may be a revanchist insurgency against the new regime.
Blog text (22) -
We need a new Western approach to this revanchist Russia.
Academic text (2007) -
This is just looking at a country on its own and it's expansionist, revanchist ideas.
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The sting of 1870-71 drove France, in a revanchist fervor, to become the leader in military code-breaking by World War I.
Academic text (2006) -
In facing Iran, North Korea, and now a newly revanchist Russia, Obama has offered goodwill, apologies, and concessions in the expectation that these will appease them and ensure good behavior in the future.
Blog text (9) -
Many people were alarmed by the revanchist rhetoric used during the election campaign.
Synonyms
To support adding land to a country or state
How Aggressive
Surface Forms
Morphology
revanchist = revanch + ist
Although the suffix '-ist' is a familiar agentive ending, the root 'revanch' is a borrowed, rare base (not a productive English word), so learners cannot reliably derive the political meaning from the components.
Etymology
Revanchist comes from the French word revanche, which means 'revenge' or 'taking back' and is related to the English word revenge. So a revanchist policy is one that wants to 'take back' lost land or status, often by force.