north atlanticist
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A denizen or dweller of the North Atlantic
noun
An inhabitant of a nation that borders the North Atlantic
noun
One whose political views support the North Atlantic countries as a power base, especially a supporter of NATO.
adj
Of, or pertaining to the North Atlantic
Example Sentences
- "What is it that has so upset the North Atlanticists who only recently applauded the decision by R. Lubbers' right-centrist cabinet to accept the new U.S. nuclear missiles on the Netherlands soil in 1988?"
- "A remarkable fact that this updated position came into being without the presence of CVP Minister of Foreign Affairs, L. Tindemans, a faithful North Atlanticist and a supporter of the placing of the missiles, at the party meeting in question."
- "That Mrs Thatcher, friend of Ronald Reagan and North Atlanticist, has been replaced by John Major and a more committedly European cabinet, does not resolve the issue."
- "Nor can the common vision of the North Atlanticists, who made up the second tier of officials within the Foreign Ministries of the three allies, be underestimated as well."
- "However, between 1986-88 Japan was pushed into a corner by her North-Atlanticist allies when the latter sent their fleet to the Gulf, internationalizing the regional conflict."
- "Lewis (1999) is specifically addressing the American-African diaspora in a North Atlanticist frame ."
Etymology
From North Atlantic + -ist.
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
North Atlanticists (plural)
more North Atlanticist (comparative)
most North Atlanticist (superlative)