Pan-Germanism

American  

[pan-jur-muh-niz-uhm] / ˌpænˈdʒɜr məˌnɪz əm /

noun

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

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Pan-Germanism British  

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• Pan-German adjective
• Pan-Germanic adjective

Etymology

Origin of Pan-Germanism

First recorded in 1880–85; pan- + Germanism

Example Sentences

Surprisingly, given how unpopular notions of pan-Germanism are in contemporary Austrian society, he has not always done so in unambiguous terms.

From The Guardian

A glance into America's future by the man who, in his book PAN-GERMANISM, foretold with such amazing accuracy the coming of the present European events.

From Project Gutenberg

With regard to the supposed conflict of "anglo-saxonism" and "pan-germanism" I will merely say that it is only another sample of Mr. Bourassa's wily dreams.

From Project Gutenberg

It was used by the Nationalist parties, in Austria as well as in Germany, to spread the conception of Pan-Germanism; the Boers as Low Germans were regarded as the representatives of Teutonic civilization, and it seemed possible that the conception might be used to bring about a closer friendship, and even affiance, with Holland.

From Project Gutenberg

He went to Ulster, he pursued prominent Tariff Reformers, he started off to Mexico and came back to investigate Pan-Germanism.

From Project Gutenberg