Italia irredenta
Americannoun
noun
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One reason Italy joined the Allies in World War I was the hope of getting this “unredeemed Italy” — Italia irredenta — as spoils.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2021
The Italian Nationalists saw in Austria the former oppressor, and still raised the cry of Italia irredenta for the recovery of the Italian districts of Tyrol, Istria, and Dalmatia.
From The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) by Rose, John Holland
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