transatlanticism
Meanings
noun
- The relationship between Britain and America, especially in literature and culture, traditionally based upon a shared history, a common language, shared principles of legal philosophy, a commonality of religious beliefs, and kinship ties.
- An ideology which advocates a close economic, political and military alliance between certain nations in North America, particularly the United States and Canada, and those of Western Europe.
Word forms
Etymology
From transatlantic + -ism. By surface analysis, trans- + atlant- + -ic + -ism.
Synonyms
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