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irredenta

American

[ir-i-den-tuh] / ˌɪr ɪˈdɛn tə /

noun

a region that is under the political jurisdiction of one nation but is related to another by reason of cultural, historical, and ethnic ties.

Etymology

Origin of irredenta

1910–15; < Italian ( Italia ) irredenta (Italy) unredeemed; irredentist

Example Sentences

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One reason Italy joined the Allies in World War I was the hope of getting this “unredeemed Italy” — Italia irredenta — as spoils.

From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2021

This turning of Russia into a vast "Turania irredenta" was certainly an ambitious order.

From The New World of Islam by Stoddard, Lothrop

The Italian Nationalists saw in Austria the former oppressor, and still raised the cry of Italia irredenta for the recovery of the Italian districts of Tyrol, Istria, and Dalmatia.

From The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) by Rose, John Holland

Italy, for instance, had made her military co-operation conditional on the promise of a large part of Dalmatia, as well as the terra irredenta, and Russia insisted upon having her claim to Constantinople allowed.

From England and Germany by Hughes, William Morris

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