Pan-Germanism

[pan-jur-muh-niz-uhm]

noun

1. the idea or advocacy of a union of all the German peoples in a single political organization or state.

Pan-Germanism

noun

1. (esp in the 19th century) the movement for the unification of Germany

Other Word Forms

• Pan-German adjective
• Pan-Germanic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pan-Germanism¹

First recorded in 1880–85; pan- + Germanism