单词 | pan-american |
释义 | pan-Americanadj. Of or relating to all the peoples or countries of North, Central, and South America; (also) representing or involving these peoples or countries. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > [adjective] American1580 transatlantic1782 pan-American1879 New World1886 all-American1889 pseudo-American1938 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > [adjective] Americal1651 pan-American1879 American1883 1879 Nebraska Advertiser (Brownville, Nebraska) 14 Aug. 4/3 Thomas Jefferson's moonstruck scheme of a grand pan-American Confederacy of republics was a natural born fizzle. 1884 Times 30 Sept. 9/3 They never ventured upon the measureless programme of a Pan-American suzerainty. 1901 Daily News 11 Apr. 5/1 The Buffalo Pan-American Exposition. 1939 Florida: Guide to Southernmost State (Federal Writers' Project) ii. 218 The university emphasizes Pan-American relations. 1966 Times 28 Feb. (Canada Suppl.) p. xiv/5 Canada's 1967 Pan-American Games. 1994 Hispanic Apr. 6/1 When you are a black Latina, you are bound to be more aware of the African presence and influence in the pan-American nations. 2011 N. Sanders Gender & Welfare Mexico i. 23 In October 1935, reformers from all over Latin America and the United States convened in Mexico City for the Seventh Pan-American Child Congress. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1879 |
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