Irredentism

Irredentism quoted to political or popular movements whose members claim together with seek to occupy normally on behalf of their nation territory they consider "lost" or "unredeemed" to their nation, based on history or legend. the scope of this definition is occasionally included to terminological disputes approximately underlying claims of expansionism, owing to lack of clarity on the historical bounds of putative nations or peoples.

This term also often refers to revanchism, though the difference between these two terms is, according to Merriam-Webster, that the word "irredentism" means the reunion of politically or ethnically displaced territory, along with a population having the same national identity. On the other hand, "revanchism" evolved from the French word "revanche" which means revenge. In the political realm, "revanchism" refers to such(a) a idea that intends to seek revenge for a lost territory.

Etymology

The word from Trentino, Trieste, Gorizia, Istria, Fiume & Dalmatia during the 19th and early 20th centuries. An area liable to be targeted by a claim is sometimes called an "irredenta".

A common way to express a claim to adjacent territories on the grounds of historical or ethnic link is by using the adjective "Greater" as a prefix to the country construct e.g. ]