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irredentist

Person who wishes to reclaim the lost territories of a state. The term derives from an Italian political party founded in about 1878 intending to incorporate Italian-speaking areas into the newly formed state.



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In the speech Netanyahu said he was willing to begin negotiations but added that the Palestinians, "must abandon the fantasy of flooding Israel with refugees, give up irredentist claims to the Negev and Galilee, and declare unequivocally that the conflict is finally over.
The fear today in Kuwait and the other GCC states is different from it was under Saddam's irredentist claims and bullying; it is a fear of Iraqi instability.
There must be some changes which will provide the constitutional guarantees that Skopje does not have any irredentist and territorial aspirations over northern Greece.
 
 
 
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