the policy of regaining territory or land that has been lost
revanche in American English
(ʀəˈvɑ̃ʃ)
French
noun
revenge; specif., revanchism
Word origin
Fr
revanche in American English
(rəˈvæntʃ, -ˈvɑ̃ːʃ)
noun
the policy of a state intent on regaining areas of its original territory that have been lost to other states as a result of war, a treaty signed under duress, etc
Word origin
[1855–60; ‹ F: revenge]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barrage, boilerplate, keyword, kickoff, specialist