irredentist: Meaning and Definition of

ir•re•den•tist

1. (usually cap.) a member of an Italian association that became prominent in 1878, advocating the redemption, or the incorporation into Italy, of certain neighboring regionshaving a primarily Italian population.
2. a member of a party in any country advocating the acquisition of some region included in another country by reason of cultural, historical, ethnic, racial, or other ties.

1. pertaining to or supporting such a party or its doctrine.