Pan-Arabism

[pan-ar-uh-biz-uhm]

noun

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

Pan-Arabism

/ ˈærəˌbɪzəm /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• Pan-Arabic adjective
• Pan-Arab adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pan-Arabism¹

pan- + Arab + -ism

Example Sentences

As the tournament got under way, the vocabulary of pan-Arabism and Islamism crept back to the front.

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In the conflict over the ban on alcohol or the use of the OneLove armband of the LGBTQ, advocates of Islamism and pan-Arabism came to the defence of Qatar, Islam and traditional values against "the imperialist West".

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National identity has been central to the two ideologies - Islamism and pan-Arabism - that shaped political discourse in the region for decades.

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Immediately after Qatar was awarded the right to host the 2022 World Cup, its media framed the event as a "Victory for Islam and pan-Arabism", as headline put it back in 2010.

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Consequently, the Moroccan team was assigned the role of the standard-bearer of Islam and pan-Arabism.

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