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[pan] / pæn /


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This was the high point of the Pan- Africanism championed by Kwame Nkrumah described above, and in turn non-aligned countries earnestly hoped that their collective strength could compensate for their individual weakness vis-à-vis the superpowers.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

Hosts Mozambique, Egypt and Madagascar had already qualified for the 10th edition of the Pan- African games to be held in Maputo from September 3-18.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2011

Most spectacular victory for Curran was delaying for eight hours the ship carrying Secretary of State Cordell Hull to Buenos Aires for the Pan- American Peace Conference.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had arrived on a Pan- American Airlines flight at 4:30.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

The Pan- American Highway had been laid right through them without causing an outcry.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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