Pan-Arabism

American  

[pan-ar-uh-biz-uhm] / ˈpænˈær əˌbɪz əm /

noun

1. the idea or advocacy of a political alliance or union of all the Arab nations.

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Pan-Arabism British  

/ ˈærəˌbɪzəm /

noun

1. the principle of, support for, or the movement towards Arab political union or cooperation

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Other Word Forms

• Pan-Arab adjective
• Pan-Arabic adjective

Etymology

Origin of Pan-Arabism

pan- + Arab + -ism

Example Sentences

Such debates were crucial to the Arabic Renaissance and to Pan-Arabism, but after that the question was effectively settled, at least in terms of policy.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 10, 2017

Nahas and Nuri poked cautiously last fortnight at the most vexing question in the Middle East: Pan-Arabism.

From Time Magazine Archive

That force was Pan-Arabism, an old and often thwarted dream, now coming to real life in Cairo.

From Time Magazine Archive

He has begun to mute Nasser's stress on Pan-Arabism and concentrate on Egypt's internal problems.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Great War undoubtedly stimulated Pan-Arabism, especially by its creation of an independent Arab kingdom in the Hedjaz with claims on Syria and Mesopotamia.

From The New World of Islam by Stoddard, Lothrop