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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Open criticism is being allowed again, and there have been some pointed attacks on the Pan-Arabism that flourished under Nasser and all but obliterated millenniums of Egyptian history.

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

Pan-Arabism in, 169; Versailles conference's treatment of, 174; nationalist demands of, 177; Allenby in control of, 177; rebellion of, 178 ff.; martial law in, 178; situation after rebellion in, 179 ff.;

From The New World of Islam by Stoddard, Lothrop