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Pan-Arabism

American  
[pan-ar-uh-biz-uhm] / ˈpænˈær əˌbɪz əm /

noun

  1. the idea or advocacy of a political alliance or union of all the Arab nations.


Pan-Arabism British  
/ ˈærəˌbɪzəm /

noun

  1. the principle of, support for, or the movement towards Arab political union or cooperation

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Pan-Arabism

pan- + Arab + -ism

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Such debates were crucial to the Arabic Renaissance and to Pan-Arabism, but after that the question was effectively settled, at least in terms of policy.

From The New Yorker Apr. 10, 2017

Open criticism is being allowed again, and there have been some pointed attacks on the Pan-Arabism that flourished under Nasser and all but obliterated millenniums of Egyptian history.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its philosophy calls for ittihad, loose federation, and pledges overall allegiance to uruba, a pervasive Pan-Arabism.

From Time Magazine Archive

That force was Pan-Arabism, an old and often thwarted dream, now coming to real life in Cairo.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pan-Arabism in, 169; Versailles conference's treatment of, 174; nationalist demands of, 177; Allenby in control of, 177; rebellion of, 178 ff.; martial law in, 178; situation after rebellion in, 179 ff.;

From The New World of Islam by Lothrop Stoddard

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