europeista

pro-European

noun eh-oo-roh-peh-EE-stah Rare

Also means

Europeanist

Usage Note

Europeista refers to a person who supports European integration and the EU project. It functions as both noun and adjective: un politico europeista (a pro-European politician). Crucially, nouns ending in -ista are invariable in gender — both a man and a woman are europeista; the plural is europeisti (m) or europeiste (f). The seed gender 'm' is the dictionary citation form.

Examples

"Il partito ha una linea fortemente europeista."

Natural Translation

The party has a strongly pro-European line.

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