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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
“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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Other Words From

  • Pan-German adjective noun
  • Pan-Ger·man·ic [pan-jer-, man, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Pan-Germanism1

First recorded in 1880–85; pan- + Germanism
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Example Sentences

Germany was quick to respond with Pan Germanism, that is, to bring all German-speaking nations under one scepter.

An honest man, sincere enough, with no sense of humour, and a very good friend until one contradicted his Pan-Germanism.

No one yet knows the full promise of life after the war, when Pan-Germanism shall have been not only balked but destroyed.

Pan-Slavism or Pan-Germanism, based upon a racial bond, would be a far more significant political idea.

Viewed under the aspect of exaggerated Nationalism, the spirit of Pan-Germanism is nothing new.

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