expansionism
[ ik-span-shuh-niz-uhm ]
/ ɪkˈspæn ʃəˌnɪz əm /
noun
a policy of expansion, as of territory or currency: the colonial expansionism of Europe in the 19th century.
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Example sentences from the Web for expansionism
Haters back then called it “mosque madness” and “Islamic domination and expansionism.”
It is vital to our credibility in the entire Middle East that we insist on an end to Israeli expansionism.
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British Dictionary definitions for expansionism
expansionism
/ (ɪkˈspænʃəˌnɪzəm) /
noun
the doctrine or practice of expanding the economy or territory of a country
Derived forms of expansionism
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