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, Pan-American ( def. ) + -ism