Pan-Americanism

[ pan-uh-mer-i-kuh-niz-uhm ]

noun

1. the idea or advocacy of a political alliance or union of all the countries of North, Central, and South America.
2. a movement for or the idea or advocacy of close economic, cultural, and military cooperation among the Pan-American countries.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pan-Americanism¹

1900–05, Americanism; Pan-American ( def ) + -ism

Example Sentences

Advantage was taken of this need to erect the building which was to be the visible and worthy symbol of Pan Americanism.

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To make Pan-Americanism merely a matter of geography is to deprive it of all serious meaning.

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Obviously, Pan-Americanism cannot aim at precise symmetry or theoretical consistency.

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What about Pan-Americanism, the sentiment or system which aims at uniting all the American republics?

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Pan-Americanism, however, was destined to remain largely a generous ideal.

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