irredenta

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Being from Wisconsin, us Cheeseheads have always regarded the UP as irredenta so I am familiar with the dispute (I got family up there).

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  1. noun A region that is culturally or historically related to one nation but is subject to a foreign government.

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  1. From Italian (Italia) irredenta, unredeemed (Italy), Italian-speaking areas subject to other countries, feminine of irredento : in-, not (from Latin; see in-1) + redento, redeemed (from Latin redemptus, past participle of redimere, to redeem; see redeem).
 

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