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Definition of Revanchists
1. revanchist [n] - See also: revanchist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Revanchists
Literary usage of Revanchists
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Anschluss Movement, 1918-1919, and the Paris Peace Conference by Alfred D. Low (1974)
"The ambassador wrote: "Hungary, in my opinion —excepting certain revanchists —is
by no means sympathetic toward the Anschluss." "Emotionally it appears to ..."
2. The New Detente: Rethinking East-West Relations by Mary Kaldor, Gerard Holden, Richard A. Falk (1989)
"... to the mill for West German revanchists - could not now be used. This weapon
which had been so meticulously loaded by official propaganda, ..."
3. Blind Alley: Being the Picture of a Very Gallant Gentleman; the Adventures by Walter Lionel George (1919)
"... revanchists, and company promoters of England and France." He smoked.
He caressed Kallikrates, who all that evening was in one of his soft moods, ..."
4. The Cold War in Asia by Cold War International History Project (1996)
"... not only would Washington have to abandon Taiwan, but also they would have to
reject the idea of separate peace with the Japanese "revanchists," and ..."
5. Challenge and Response: Anticipating U. S. Military Security Concern by Karl P. Magyar (1994)
"As one journalist summed it up, "Russian forces are regarded as saviors in
Tajikistan, revanchists in Moldova, occupiers in the Baltic nations, ..."
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