Pan-Americanism
Americannoun
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the idea or advocacy of a political alliance or union of all the countries of North, Central, and South America.
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a movement for or the idea or advocacy of close economic, cultural, and military cooperation among the Pan-American countries.
Etymology
Origin of Pan-Americanism
1900–05, Pan-American ( def. ) + -ism
Example Sentences
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And back to Pan-Americanism: Sept. 18-20, Wynton Marsalis collaborates with the Cuban pianist Chucho Valdes and the percussionist Pedrito Martinez.
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2014
Nixon also found poor performance in Latin American diplomacy -what Latinos call "blah-blah" Pan-Americanism.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pan-Americanism, says Dr. Quintanilla, is now in its fourth stage.
From Time Magazine Archive
Peru accorded the Vice President a 21-gun salute, approved such polite profundities as his remark that Pan-Americanism was "the vertebral column" for any new world organization.
From Time Magazine Archive
There is little in Pan-Americanism of that kind.
From New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various
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