Euro-American

[yoor-oh-uh-mer-i-kuhn, yur-]

adjective

1. common to Europe and to America.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Euro-American¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

As is so often the case with Trump’s “policies,” it’s no good pretending that his demolition of the transatlantic alliance came out of nowhere: The Euro-American marriage has been heading toward Ben and J-Lo territory for some time.

From Salon

As is often the case with Trump’s "policies," it’s no good pretending that his demolition of the transatlantic alliance came out of nowhere: The Euro-American marriage has been heading toward Ben and J-Lo territory for some time.

From Salon

History suggests, in fact, that Euro-American liberal democracies have played a significant role in retarding democratic progress elsewhere.

From Salon

Unsurprisingly, Carlson hadn't done his homework: Russian nationalism is built on the concept of a hybrid "Eurasian" identity — as explored in a recent New York Review article by Gary Saul Morson — which certainly has elements of racism but is entirely distinct from Euro-American notions of "whiteness."

From Salon

Many are related to various civil rights movements, when artists looked toward materials and art ideas outside the traditional Euro-American establishment, opening the way to the wildly diverse Pattern & Decoration movement of the 1970s.

From Los Angeles Times