Definition of pan-Slavism in English:
pan-Slavism
noun panˈslɑːvɪz(ə)mpænˈslɑvɪzəm
mass nounThe principle or advocacy of the union of all Slavs or all Slavic peoples in one political organization.
Example sentencesExamples
- Magyar-Slovak relations were relatively smooth until the upsurge of nationalism and, more importantly, Panslavism, in the 19th century.
- Panslavism represented an attempt to bring closer together the people and empire in Russia through an aggressive, nationally oriented, semi-democratic foreign policy in the image of German unification.
Derivatives
adjective & noun
Greek Catholics ran "Russian clubs" in nearby Marion Heights and Kulpmont in the first half of the 20th century, so the panslavist "Russian" identity was used by at least some Greek Catholics too.
Example sentencesExamples
- The south Slavic nations got rid of the Turkish domination through the military drive of panslavist Russia to reach the southern seashores.
Definition of pan-Slavism in US English:
pan-Slavism
nounpanˈslävizəmpænˈslɑvɪzəm
The principle or advocacy of the union of all Slavs or all Slavic peoples in one political organization.
Example sentencesExamples
- Magyar-Slovak relations were relatively smooth until the upsurge of nationalism and, more importantly, Panslavism, in the 19th century.
- Panslavism represented an attempt to bring closer together the people and empire in Russia through an aggressive, nationally oriented, semi-democratic foreign policy in the image of German unification.