MANIFEST DESTINY
\mˈanɪfˌɛst dˈɛstɪni], \mˈanɪfˌɛst dˈɛstɪni], \m_ˈa_n_ɪ_f_ˌɛ_s_t d_ˈɛ_s_t_ɪ_n_i]\
Definitions of MANIFEST DESTINY
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By Princeton University
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A cant phrase enjoying much vogue in the forties, signifying the manifest destiny of the United States to acquire complete supremacy upon the American continent. The notion, though in some aspects a patriotic and noble one, was made a cover for unscrupulous aggressions upon weaker powers, as in the case of the Mexican War.
By John Franklin Jameson
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