continentalism

noun

con·​ti·​nen·​tal·​ism

ˌkäntᵊnˈentᵊlˌizəm,

-təˈne-,

-təˌli-

plural -s

1

: a thing (as an expression, trait, opinion) characteristic of a continent or the residents of a continent, especially the continent of Europe

2

: a policy favoring the restricting of relations (as political and economic) to countries of the same continent

warned against a narrow nationalism or even a continentalism

—New Republic

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