Europeanism

noun

Eu·​ro·​pe·​an·​ism ˌyu̇r-ō-ˈpē-ə-ni-zəm 

1

: attachment or allegiance to the traditions, interests, or ideals of Europeans

2

: the ideal or advocacy of the political and economic integration of Europe

Examples of Europeanism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The late Tom Wolfe, rubbing his hands with glee and spilling lemonade on his white suit, would be delighted that tradition has now taken its revenge on stuffy Bauhaus Europeanism, and maybe rightly so. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025

Today, Atlanticism, Europeanism, and globalism are no longer mutually exclusive. — Ronald Tiersky, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017

Yanukovych would have to make a few striking personnel changes, take some symbolic steps, and adopt several policy shifts in order to persuade voters that his Europeanism is real. — Alexander J. Motyl, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2013

Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Europeanism

• activism
• albinism
• altruism
• aneurism
• animism
• aphorism
• atomism
• barbarism
• bolshevism
• botulism
• brahmanism
• calvinism

Kids Definition

Europeanism

noun

Eu·​ro·​pe·​an·​ism ˌyu̇r-ə-ˈpē-ə-niz-əm 

: loyalty to the traditions, interests, or standards of Europeans