irredenta
/ˌɪrɪˈdɛntə/
noun
- A region or territory that is culturally or historically related to one country but is politically controlled by another, often leading to calls for annexation.
- Many people in the irredenta speak the same language as their neighbors across the border.
- The disputed irredenta has been a source of tension between the two nations for decades.
- The government's claim to the irredenta is based on centuries-old historical ties.
- A person who advocates for the annexation of such a territory, especially as part of a nationalist movement.
- As an irredenta, she spent years campaigning for the return of the ancestral lands.
- The group of irredentas organized protests to demand the border be redrawn.
- The irredenta gave a passionate speech about reuniting the lost province with the motherland.