Meanings
plural Europeisms
- Synonym of Europeanism
In the years 1989-1990 a return to the idea of Europeism was observed.
1993, Jerzy Damrosz, “Local, Regional and Ethnic Values in the Idea of Europeism”, in Regionalism in Europe: Traditions and New Trends, page 292 more examples
As already stated, the ideological aspects bearing upon the prognostication in the field of European security reveal a certain contradiction between the concept of Atlantism advocating close links to the USA and that of Europeism, but more often they manifest a correlation of these two aspects.
1971, International Relations, page 10It was in France where the head of the Soviet state first used the term “the European house.” Continuing the idea of “Europeism” and the Gaullist concept of “Europe from the Atlantic to the Urals,” this term embodied the necessity for building a principally new system of relations in Europe, where military solutions might produce tragic results - which was confirmed by the events in the ex-Yugoslav republics, in Chechnya, and in other hot spots.
1996, International Affairs, page 82Synonyms: Europeanism
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Europeanism
Origin
- Ancient GreekΕὐρώπᾱ (Eurṓpā)
- Ancient GreekΕὐρωπαῖος (Eurōpaîos)
- LatinEuropae(us)
- New LatinEurōpaeismus
- EnglishEuropeism
Borrowed from New Latin Eurōpaeismus, from Europae(us) (“European”) + -ismus (“-ism”), with both elements borrowed from Ancient Greek Εὐρωπαῖος (Eurōpaîos) and -ισμός (-ismós) respectively. The expected result in Latin, however, is *Eurōpaismus. Compare Greek ευρωπαϊσμός (evropaïsmós). Compare also Latin borrowings from Ancient Greek such as Iūdaismus (“Judaism”).
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