"possessionistic" meaning in English

See possessionistic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more possessionistic [comparative], most possessionistic [superlative]
Etymology: possession + -istic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|possession|istic}} possession + -istic Head templates: {{en-adj}} possessionistic (comparative more possessionistic, superlative most possessionistic)
  1. Pertaining to possessionism
    Sense id: en-possessionistic-en-adj-A-mqUJzc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -istic

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