Risorgimento

[ ri-zawr-juh-men-toh, -sawr-; Italian ree-zawr-jee-men-taw ]

/ rɪˌzɔr dʒəˈmɛn toʊ, -ˌsɔr-; Italian riˌzɔr dʒiˈmɛn tɔ /

the period of or the movement for the liberation and unification of Italy 1750–1870.

(lowercase) any period or instance of rebirth or renewed activity; resurgence: The company's risorgimento surprised Wall Street observers.

Origin of Risorgimento

< Italian, equivalent to risorg(ere) to rise again (< Latin resurgere; see resurge) + -i- -i- + -mento -ment

Whatever view you take of the merits of the Risorgimento - is there any other historical subject that so rewards curiosity?

David Frum's Book Club: The Pursuit of Italy |David Frum |March 17, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
It was not a "resurrection" but a "risorgimento" that she longed for.

Shadows of Flames |Amelie Rives
Yes—one of those young, fierce soldiers of the Risorgimento.

Shadows of Flames |Amelie Rives
Nor can the epic of the Risorgimento develop itself without new and memorable episodes being reserved for Ravenna.

A Little Pilgrimage in Italy |Olave M. (Olave Muriel) Potter

It would be inexact to affirm that the philosophy of Vico dominated the Risorgimento.

Readings on Fascism and National Socialism |Various
He reminded her of the Risorgimento and of the principles with which her great sons had then been inspired.

The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 |Henry Baerlein

Risorgimento

/ (rɪˌsɔːdʒɪˈmɛntəʊ) /

the period of and the movement for the political unification of Italy in the 19th century

Italian, from risorgere to rise again, from Latin resurgere, from re- + surgere to rise