"expansionistic" meaning in English

See expansionistic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more expansionistic [comparative], most expansionistic [superlative]
Etymology: expansionist + -ic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|expansionist|ic}} expansionist + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} expansionistic (comparative more expansionistic, superlative most expansionistic)
  1. Of, or pertaining to expansionism.
    Sense id: en-expansionistic-en-adj-s5ZXQFxa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic

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