单词 | europeanist |
释义 | Europeanistadj.n. A. adj. 1. That promotes or adopts European culture, attitudes, etc.; that emphasizes the importance of Europe. ΚΠ 1881 Proc. Conf. Charities & Correction ii. ix. ii. 320 It is this political interference which every Europeanist alienist visiting American asylums most severely condemns. 1953 Jrnl. Negro Hist. 38 305 São Paulo, by..its long colonial isolation.., lacks the courtly, Europeanist orientations of Rio de Janeiro. 1993 J. Kornberg Theodor Herzl vii. 178 Herzl depicted a Jewish state in Palestine as a Europeanist outpost,..a transmitter of Europe's culture to the East. 2003 Art Bull. (Nexis) 85 544 Curators and professors of American art have..[sought] solace in each other's company in the face of deprecatory sentiments from their Europeanist colleagues. 2. Advocating or expressing support for the ideal of a unified Europe; spec. supporting the European Union or its predecessors (see European adj. 5b). ΚΠ 1953 N.Y. Times 5 Sept. 14/7 Here in the United States it is rarely understood that the vested interests are robustly organized even within those political parties which proclaim themselves ‘Europeanist’. 1968 S. Serfaty France, De Gaulle & Europe 59 From a Europeanist point of view, the first phase of the policy had been rather confusing. 1985 N.Y. Times 17 Jan. a22/4 American policy makers have been more Europeanist than most Europeans. 2007 Washington Times (Nexis) 28 Mar. A17 Theoretically the constitution should have been discarded after its rejection at the polls. The Europeanist politicians, however, refuse to accept the electorate's ‘no’. B. n. 1. A person who emphasizes the importance of Europe or European culture; (also) an expert or specialist in the study of Europe. ΚΠ 1888 Critic (N.Y.) 21 Apr. 190/2 The ‘Europeanists’..are all of the opinion that the primitive Aryans were..[a race] such as is now found in North Germany and in Scandinavia. 1940 Bull. School Oriental Stud. 10 806 One author..[uses] in every case the European words... It is probable that the purist and the Europeanist will enjoy alternate waves of popularity. 2006 Dædalus Fall 108 A Sanskritist at Columbia..was the primary representative of the Hindu tradition... Peter Burke was there to provide the perspective of a Europeanist. 2. A supporter or advocate of the ideal of a unified Europe; spec. a supporter of the European Union or its predecessors (see European adj. 5b). ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > international agreements > [noun] > customs union or common market > specific > supporter of pro-European1924 Europeanist1956 common marketeer1957 pro-marketeer1961 Eurofanatic1967 euro-creep1982 1956 A. Horne Return to Power vii. 137 Dr. Adenauer and his good friend and German-speaking fellow Europeanist, M. Robert Schuman, had agreed to try to hammer out differences unter vier Augen. 1962 Queen's Q. (Canada) Spring 1 There are Europeanists who interpret the purposes of the Treaty of Rome in terms of a rapid advance to federation. 1967 Economist 28 Jan. 312/1 Europeanists will no doubt continue to reproach Mr Wilson with his lack of commitment to their own burning ideals. 1990 R. Critchfield Among British vii. 406 A former head of the Foreign Office, now vice chairman of the Midland Bank, and a Europeanist, told me Britain needs to work to avoid a protectionist Fortress Europe in 1992. 2007 Boston Globe (Nexis) 18 Mar. e8 He [sc. Jacques Chirac] was a staunch Europeanist. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1881 |
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