expansionism
noun
ex·​pan·​sion·​ism
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Definition of expansionism
: a policy or practice of expansion and especially of territorial expansion by a nation
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Other Words from expansionism
expansionist
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expansionist
or less commonly expansionistic \ ik-​ˌspan(t)-​shə-​ˈni-​stik
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Examples of expansionism in a Sentence
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Historical Baltic and Polish fears of Russian expansionism make sense from above. — The Economist, "Europe’s long vacation flight home," 29 Aug. 2019 Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates remain united in opposing Iranian expansionism: both support sweeping US sanctions against Tehran and their militaries co-ordinate closely. — Tim Lister, CNN, "Cracks are appearing in the Mideast's most important alliance. That's bad news for Trump," 22 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'expansionism.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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expansionism
noun
English Language Learners Definition of expansionism
: the belief that a country should grow larger : a policy of increasing a country's size by expanding its territory
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