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Europeize
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English
Etymology
en :af la:Europaeus<alt:Europae(us)><t:European> -ize 1
From en la:Europaeus<alt:Europae(us)><t:European> -ize.
Cognate with ca europeïtzar, fr européiser, it europeizzare, pt europeizar, es europeizar.
Pronunciation
en /ˈjʊəɹəpiaɪz/
Verb
en Europeanize
en 1971 International Relations https://books.google.com/books?id=gY7RAAAAMAAJ 38 This, then, is being used by the official US foreign policy with a view to “Europeize the cold war.”
en 2001 Kapitoly z lotyšskej a estónskej literatúry a kultúry https://books.google.com/books?id=0dzqAAAAMAAJ 112 The Young Estonians, inspired by the literary and artistic group Young Finland (Nuori Suomi), tried to „Europeize“ Estonian literature and culture and to make and deepen contacts especially with Romance (French, Italian, etc.) and Scandinavian literatures.
en 2008 Information Technology and Societal Development https://books.google.com/books?id=vFUMEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA130 130 The French rejection of the European Constitution (in May 2005) has shown that they do not want to “Europeize” (read also “globalize”) too far by creating a world without countries.
Derived terms
en Europeization
Derived terms
en Europeism Europeist
en Europe