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Pan-Amer·i·can·ism | \ ˌpa-nə-ˈmer-ə-kə-ˌni-zəm 
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\Definition of Pan-Americanism
: a movement for greater cooperation among the Pan-American nations
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The first known use of Pan-Americanism was in 1889
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