Definition of Atlanticism in English:
Atlanticism
nounatˈlantɪˌsɪz(ə)mətˈlæn(t)əˌsɪzəm
mass nounBelief in or support for a close relationship between western Europe and the US, or particularly for NATO.
Example sentencesExamples
- According to Biondi, ‘Ours is the same position as the government's, though Berlusconi has highlighted Italy's Atlanticism while we stress the need for a steady alliance but one open to criticism’.
- Countries that share the United Kingdom's Atlanticism and market-oriented approach to economics would also think twice before ostracizing the British.
- He says there is a new strain of Atlanticism which is ‘revolutionary rather than status-quo’.
- Fox said only Conservatives can be so candid, because their Atlanticism is a matter of principle, not strategic expediency.
- These two states want to take part in the formation of a new security system based on Atlanticism.
- Instead of the dreaded Anglo-Saxon Atlanticism, we were to have a French-driven European superpower challenge to the USA.
- Above all, Blair had always tempered any enthusiasm for Europe with a strong military Atlanticism, rejecting any idea of a European army.
Derivatives
adjective & noun
In contrast to Edward Heath she was more of an Atlanticist than a European.
Example sentencesExamples
- But he also recognises that the Atlanticist project has a great appeal to part of the left.
- I am an American and an Atlanticist who believes in the U.N. and in NATO.
- Above all, it is precisely the Atlanticist, Blairite kind of economics that French voters rejected on Sunday.
- Whilst Cooper doesn't show any hint of Euroscepticism and is faithful to the party line, it is plain that the influences on her political thought are very much Atlanticist.
- It is not only possible but wholly sensible for a committed European to be an equally committed Atlanticist.
- Fischer, a convinced Atlanticist, vigorously objects to posing Europe against the United States.
Definition of Atlanticism in US English:
Atlanticism
nounətˈlan(t)əˌsizəmətˈlæn(t)əˌsɪzəm
Belief in or support for a close relationship between western Europe and the US, or particularly for NATO.
Example sentencesExamples
- According to Biondi, ‘Ours is the same position as the government's, though Berlusconi has highlighted Italy's Atlanticism while we stress the need for a steady alliance but one open to criticism’.
- Above all, Blair had always tempered any enthusiasm for Europe with a strong military Atlanticism, rejecting any idea of a European army.
- Instead of the dreaded Anglo-Saxon Atlanticism, we were to have a French-driven European superpower challenge to the USA.
- He says there is a new strain of Atlanticism which is ‘revolutionary rather than status-quo’.
- Fox said only Conservatives can be so candid, because their Atlanticism is a matter of principle, not strategic expediency.
- These two states want to take part in the formation of a new security system based on Atlanticism.
- Countries that share the United Kingdom's Atlanticism and market-oriented approach to economics would also think twice before ostracizing the British.