Irridenta (Noun)
Meaning
A region that is related ethnically or historically to one country but is controlled politically by another.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The state's irredentas have long been a cause of tension between neighboring countries with overlapping historic and cultural claims.
- Kurdistan can be described as an irredenta since its inhabitants share common ethnic and cultural bonds despite being under different state control.
- The unresolved status of Taiwan is an irredenta for China, who claim historical ties and express a desire for reunification.
- The Falkland Islands are an irredenta claimed by Argentina, despite being under British control for nearly two centuries.
- Donbass is a territory seen as an irredenta by many Russians due to deep historical, cultural and linguistic ties to Russia.