expansionist

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪkˈspænʃənɪst/


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ex•pan•sion•ism  (ik span′shə niz′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Government, World Historya policy of expansion, as of territory or currency:the colonial expansionism of Europe in the 19th century.
  • expansion + -ism 1895–1900
ex•pan′sion•ist, n., adj. 
ex•pan′sion•is′tic, adj. 

'expansionist' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
McKinley - Ostpolitik - domino theory

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