Explore Irredentist through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like advocate or advocator. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Irredentist in a sentence
Irredentist meaning
Someone who calls for the seizure or recovery of territories or states currently subject to other countries; an adherent of irredentism.
Using Irredentist
- The main meaning on this page is: Someone who calls for the seizure or recovery of territories or states currently subject to other countries; an adherent of irredentism.
- Useful related words include: irridentist, advocate, advocator, proponent.
- In the example corpus, irredentist often appears in combinations such as: irredentist claims.
Context around Irredentist
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Irredentist
- In this selection, "irredentist" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ethnic, greek, additional, claims, urges and ambitions stand out and add context to how "irredentist" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include another greek irredentist claim includes and based on irredentist claims. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "irredentist" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with irredentist
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Typically, irredentist demands are at first made by members of non-state nationalist movements. (14 words)
It also held Portuguese Timor (modern East Timor ) from 1975 to 2002 based on irredentist claims. (16 words)
Another Greek irredentist claim includes Northern Epirus (currently part of Albania ), where a sizable Greek minority lives. (17 words)
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan is redefining the Great Game as an opportunistic obstacle course, testing his own survival skills to future-proof his country against joining Ukraine as a victim of Russia’s irredentist urges. (37 words)
Decades down the line, Hamas's official position changed with regard to a two-state solution, though like the Likud platform, its charter's irredentist character has not been reformulated. (30 words)
A wide ranging investigation rolled up many additional irredentist youths, and the fifth column that the Black Hand and Serbian Military Intelligence had tried to organize was eliminated. (28 words)
Example sentences (11)
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan is redefining the Great Game as an opportunistic obstacle course, testing his own survival skills to future-proof his country against joining Ukraine as a victim of Russia’s irredentist urges.
No, something happened: the President filled the security hierarchy with appointments that would embarrass even the worst ethnic irredentist.
Whatever the mood in Skopje, though, we shouldn’t kid ourselves: Even if these irredentist ambitions are not expressed formally by the state, they will be expressed.
Another Greek irredentist claim includes Northern Epirus (currently part of Albania ), where a sizable Greek minority lives.
A wide ranging investigation rolled up many additional irredentist youths, and the fifth column that the Black Hand and Serbian Military Intelligence had tried to organize was eliminated.
Decades down the line, Hamas's official position changed with regard to a two-state solution, though like the Likud platform, its charter's irredentist character has not been reformulated.
Der Spiegel has written about the resurgence of what its writers call "the Horthy cult," claiming that Horthy's popularity indicates returning irredentist, reactionary, and ultranationalistic elements.
Formal irredentism Some states formalize their irredentist claims by including them in their constitutional documents, or through other means of legal enshrinement.
Irredentist claims are usually based on the fact that an identifiable part of the national group lives across the border.
It also held Portuguese Timor (modern East Timor ) from 1975 to 2002 based on irredentist claims.
Typically, irredentist demands are at first made by members of non-state nationalist movements.
Common combinations with irredentist
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: