Definition
Characteristic of or relating to expansionism; involving or promoting aggressive expansion of territory, power, or influence.
Etymology
From 'expansionist' (noun) + '-ic' (adjective-forming suffix). Double-suffix construction emphasizing the ideology and practices of expansionists.
Kelly Says
The '-istic' ending intensifies the meaning—'expansionist' describes a person, but 'expansionistic' describes policies, ideologies, and behaviors as intrinsically aggressive and ambitious.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
laajjifaa
la-aj-jee-faa
ARالعربية
امتدادي
im-ti-da-di
BNবাংলা
বৃদ্ধিপূর্ণ
britt-i-poor-n
CACatalà
expansionista
ek-span-see-on-ee-sta
CSČeština
expanzionistický
ek-span-zee-on-is-ti-cki
DADansk
ekspansionistisk
ek-span-see-on-is-tisk
DEDeutsch
expansionistisch
ek-span-zee-on-is-tisch
ELΕλληνικά
εκτατικός
ek-ta-tikos
ESEspañol
expansionista
ek-span-see-on-ee-sta
FAفارسی
توسعه طلب
to-se-e-e-ta-lab
FISuomi
expansionistinen
ek-span-see-on-is-tin-en
FRFrançais
expansionniste
ek-span-see-ohn-ist
GUGU
વિસ્તારવાદી
vis-taar-va-dee
HEעברית
מתפשט
me-tef-sheht
HIहिन्दी
विस्तारवादी
vis-taar-va-dee
IDBahasa Indonesia
ekspansionis
ek-span-see-on-iss
IGIG
onye na-agba
o-nye na-ag-ba
ITItaliano
espansionistico
es-pan-zee-on-is-tee-ko
JA日本語
拡大主義的
kakudai-shugi-teki
KKKK
жауапкершілік
ja-w-ap-ker-shi-lik
KMKM
អន្តរជាតិ
on-tra-che-a-ti
KO한국어
팽창주의적
paeng-chang-ju-ji-jeok
MRMR
विस्तारवादी
vis-taar-va-dee
MSBahasa Melayu
ekspansionis
ek-span-see-on-iss
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်ပ စိုးမိုး
pyi-pe so-mo
NLNederlands
uitbreidende
oot-brei-den-de
NONorsk
ekspansjonistisk
ek-span-see-on-is-tisk
PAPA
ਵਿਸ्तਾਰਵਾਦੀ
vis-taar-va-dee
PLPolski
imperialistyczny
im-pe-ri-a-list-ski
PTPortuguês
expansionista
ek-span-see-on-ee-sta
RORomână
expansionist
ek-span-see-on-ist
RUРусский
империалистический
im-pe-ri-a-li-stit-ches-ki
SVSvenska
expansionistisk
ek-span-see-on-is-tisk
SWKiswahili
mwenye utawala
mwen-ye oo-ta-wa-la
TAதமிழ்
விரிவாக்கவாதம்
viri-vaak-ka-va-tham
TEతెలుగు
వ్యాప్తివాదం
vyaap-thi-vaadam
THไทย
นิยมขยาย
ni-yom-khi-ai-ya
TLTL
pagpapalawak
pa-g-pa-pa-la-wak
TRTürkçe
genişlemeci
je-nish-leh-me-chi
UKУкраїнська
імперіалістичний
im-pe-ri-a-li-stit-s'ki
VITiếng Việt
chủ nghĩa mở rộng
chuu-nghia-mo-rong
ZH中文
扩张主义的
kuò-chāo zhǔyì de
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-li