Euro-American

[ yoor-oh-uh-mer-i-kuhn, yur- ]

adjective

1. common to Europe and to America.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Euro-American¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

History suggests, in fact, that Euro-American liberal democracies have played a significant role in retarding democratic progress elsewhere.

From Salon

Unsurprisingly, Carlson hadn't done his homework: Russian nationalism is built on the concept of a hybrid "Eurasian" identity — as explored in a recent New York Review article by Gary Saul Morson — which certainly has elements of racism but is entirely distinct from Euro-American notions of "whiteness."

From Salon

Many are related to various civil rights movements, when artists looked toward materials and art ideas outside the traditional Euro-American establishment, opening the way to the wildly diverse Pattern & Decoration movement of the 1970s.

From Los Angeles Times

But Okakura placed his long-term bets on robust, meaningful cultural exchange, hoping that could be a road to harmony, avoiding the worst of what he saw as a collision course between Asia and the Euro-American sphere.

From Seattle Times

Okakura is remembered as a brilliant Japanese scholar and art critic who served as an early intellectual bridge between Japan and the Euro-American world.

From Seattle Times