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anti-European

British  

adjective

  1. opposed to the European Union or to political union of the countries of Europe

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noun

  1. a person who is opposed to the European Union or to political union of the countries of Europe

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Other Word Forms

  • anti-Europeanism noun

Example Sentences

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In 1879, an anti-European uprising began in Egypt under the leadership of Colonel Ahmed Urabi.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Known for her firebrand nationalism, Meloni has toned down her anti-European rhetoric, drawing a cautious sigh of relief from the 27-nation EU.

From Reuters • Nov. 3, 2022

Both now confront anti-European sentiment at home and within the membership of the European Union.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2018

Kosicki, writing in the Catholic magazine Commonweal, concluded that the priest, Jacek Miedlar, represented “a nationalist revival for which being Catholic and Polish implies also being anti-European, anti-pluralist and anti-liberal.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2016

During the remainder of Abdul Hamid's reign his Arab provinces were in a sort of unstable equilibrium, torn between the forces of nationalist sedition on the one hand and Pan-Islamic, anti-European feeling on the other.

From The New World of Islam by Stoddard, Lothrop