irredentism /ɪɹɪˈdɛntɪzəm/ noun1 •A nationalistic doctrine advocating the annexation of foreign lands with historic or ethnic links.Ukraine became a major concern to [Stalin’s] “fortress builders” on the eve of World War II. The defensive bulwark seemed to have developed into a large crack – the threat of Ukrainian irredentism. — 2015 formsirredentisms