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revanchism in Danish

revanchism in Danish is revanchisme — revanchism means a political policy aimed at winning back territory that a country has lost.

revanchism in Danish

revanchisme
noun
The political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory.

What does "revanchism" mean?

  1. noun A political policy aimed at winning back territory that a country has lost.
    "The new government's rhetoric was widely read as revanchism."
  2. noun An attempt to win back political or cultural ground that has been lost, used in a broader, non-territorial sense.
    "Some critics described the policy shift as a kind of cultural revanchism."
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revanchism in a sentence

  • The new government's rhetoric was widely read as revanchism.
  • Historians trace the war to a wave of revanchism after the earlier defeat.
  • Some critics described the policy shift as a kind of cultural revanchism.
  • The party's manifesto reads as revanchism against decades of reform.

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What is "revanchism" in Danish?
"revanchism" in Danish is revanchisme. revanchism means: A political policy aimed at winning back territory that a country has lost.
How do you use "revanchism" in a sentence?
Example: "The new government's rhetoric was widely read as revanchism." In Danish, "revanchism" is revanchisme.
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