Europeanism

English

Etymology

European +‎ -ism

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌjʊɹəˈpi.ənɪzəm/, /ˌjɝəˈpi.ənɪzəm/

Noun

Europeanism (countable and uncountable, plural Europeanisms)

1. (countable) A word or phrase only used in Europe, or having a special meaning there.
   • 1976, Yuen Ren Chao, Aspects of Chinese sociolinguistics: essays:

     But a number of Europeanisms have appeared in writing, though not yet in speech, in recent decades.

2. (uncountable) The norms and values common to the people of Europe.
3. (uncountable) A position that supports European political and economic integration.

Antonyms

• anti-Europeanism

Related terms

• Europeanist

Translations

A position that supports European political and economic integration.

• Galician: europeísmo (gl) m
• Greek: ευρωπαϊσμός (el) m (evropaïsmós)
• Macedonian: европеи́зам m (evropeízam)
• Romanian: europeism

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• Irish: ^{(please verify)} Eorpachas m

Further reading

• “Europeanism”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.