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Definition of revanchism noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

revanchism

noun
 
/rɪˈvæntʃɪzəm/,
 
/rɪˈvænʃɪzəm/
 
/rɪˈvæntʃɪzəm/,
 
/rɪˈvænʃɪzəm/
[uncountable]
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  1. a policy of attacking somebody who has attacked you, especially by a country in order to get back land
    Word Origin1950s: from French revanche, ‘revenge’ + -ism. The form revanchist dates from the 1920s.
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