Pan-Germanism

[ pan-jur-muh-niz-uh m ]

/ ˌpænˈdʒɜr məˌnɪz əm /

the idea or advocacy of a union of all the German peoples in a single political organization or state.

Origin of Pan-Germanism

First recorded in 1880–85; pan- + Germanism

Pan-Ger·man, adjective, noun Pan-Ger·man·ic

[pan-jer-man-ik] /ˌpæn dʒərˈmæn ɪk/, adjective

An honest man, sincere enough, with no sense of humour, and a very good friend until one contradicted his Pan-Germanism.

Ten Years Near the German Frontier |Maurice Francis Egan
Lassalle and Marx contributed powerfully to the cause of pan-Germanism.

Secret Societies And Subversive Movements |Nesta H. Webster
It is easy to see how such a theory can be made to serve the cause of Pan-Germanism.

Secret Societies And Subversive Movements |Nesta H. Webster
Dr. Michaelis was more given to Pan-Germanism than his predecessor.

In the World War |Count Ottokar Czernin

Pan-Germanism, as here seen, is the reductio ad absurdum of the doctrine that all is fair in war—and peace.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 30, 1914 |Various

Pan-Germanism

(esp in the 19th century) the movement for the unification of Germany