revanchism

Noun

Meaning

The political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory.

Metaphorical endeavouring to regain lost political or cultural territory.

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Examples

Foreign policy French foreign policy was based on a fear of Germany—whose larger size and fast-growing economy could not be matched—combined with a revanchism that demanded the return of Alsace and Lorraine. Source: Internet

Third Republic: 1871-1914 main French foreign policy was based on a fear of Germany—whose larger size and fast-growing economy could not be matched—combined with a revanchism that demanded the return of Alsace and Lorraine. Source: Internet

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