Usually means: Policy of territorial or economic growth.
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  1. expansionism: Merriam-Webster
  2. expansionism: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. expansionism: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  7. expansionism: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. expansionism: Wiktionary
  9. expansionism: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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  18. expansionism: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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Definitions from Wiktionary (expansionism)

▸ noun:  The policy, of a nation, of expanding its territory or its economic influence.

Similar:
imperialism, colonialism, antiexpansionism, manifest destiny, maximalist, open-door policy, internationalism, New Imperialism, economic nationalism, foreign policy, more...

Opposite:
isolationism, non-interventionism, non-expansionism

Types:
manifest destiny, more...

Phrases:
Chinese expansionism, more...

Adjectives:
soviet, american, russian, communist, japanese, german, chinese, european, economic, aggressive, military

Colors:
    crimson,     gold,     imperial purple,     olive green,     maroon, more...

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Similar:
imperialism, colonialism, antiexpansionism, manifest destiny, maximalist, open-door policy, internationalism, New Imperialism, economic nationalism, foreign policy, more...

Opposite:
isolationism, non-interventionism, non-expansionism

Types:
manifest destiny, more...

Phrases:
Chinese expansionism, more...

Adjectives:
soviet, american, russian, communist, japanese, german, chinese, european, economic, aggressive, military

Colors:
    crimson,     gold,     imperial purple,     olive green,     maroon, more...



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