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Meanings of revanchism in English

Russian
реваншизм
Portuguese
revanchismo
Spanish
revanchismo
Catalan
revanchisme

Term to describe a political manifestation of the will to reverse territorial losses.

Related terms
реваншизм
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Examples for "revanche"
Examples for "revanche"
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The three West Coast states vow to keep pushing forward, despite Trump's revanche.
Wired
2
En revanche, my habits are not expensive.
Sandra Belloni — Volume 5
3
Then came a period one might call "la revanche."
Without Dogma: A Novel of Modern Poland
4
Too much talk about la revanche!
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
5
When the king lost he was most exacting for his 'revanche,' or revenge, as it is termed at play.
The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims. Volume 1 (of 2)
1
Many of the interwar Tories had strong reservations about his revanchist, racist, imperialist politics.
The Guardian
2
So it is not spiteful or revanchist to remember.
The Irish Times
3
In some kind of revanchist frenzy, paramilitaries attacked ambulances, shattered windows and cut off intravenous drips.
The Guardian
4
Then there is Sharif's continuing obsession with wooing India, despite the revanchist Modi government in New Delhi.
The Guardian
5
Quotes the revanchist texts on American society.
The new yorker
Usage of revanchism in English
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It's a toss-up as to which ongoing story universe galvanizes the most toxic strain of revanchism.
Wired
2
Across Europe, most recently in France, rightwing parties are drawing on such a well of nationalist revanchism.
The Guardian
3
And the EU's ability to confront Vladimir Putin's revanchism will be compromised so long as it is worried about running out of gas.
Reuters
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Translations for revanchism
Portuguese
revanchismo
Revanchism through the time