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Revanchist
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Meaning
Noun
●
A
revanchist
person;
occasionally
, anyone
seeking
vengeance.
Adj
●
Seeking
revenge
or otherwise
advocating
retaliation
, especially against a
nation
which has
previously
defeated
and
humiliated
the
revanchist
party
in
war
. Originally
referred
to the French
indignation
over
losing
Alsace-Lorraine to Germany in the Franco-Prussian War.
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Origin
revanchist
English
-ist
English
revanche
English
Sourced from
Etym
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