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Pa·cif·ic (p -s f k)adj.1. Of, in, or near the Pacific Ocean. 2. Of, on, or near the western coast of the United States. 3. Of or concerning countries bordering the Pacific Ocean, especially those of Asia and North America. |
pa·cif·ic (p -s f k) also pa·cif·i·cal (- -k l)adj.1. Tending to diminish or put an end to conflict; appeasing. 2. Of a peaceful nature; tranquil.
[French pacifique, from Old French pacifice, from Latin p cificus : p x, p c-, peace; see pag- in Indo-European roots + -ficus, -fic.]
pa·cif i·cal·ly adv. |
pacific [pəˈsɪfɪk]adj1. tending or conducive to peace; conciliatory 2. not aggressive; opposed to the use of force 3. free from conflict; peaceful [from Old French pacifique, from Latin pācificus, from pāx peace + facere to make] pacifically adv Pacific [pəˈsɪfɪk]adj (Placename) of or relating to the Pacific Ocean or its islands
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | Pacific - the largest ocean in the world invasion of Iwo, Iwo, Iwo Jima - a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945) battle of the Philippine Sea, Philippine Sea - a naval battle in World War II (1944); a decisive naval victory for the United States fleet over the Japanese who were trying to block supplies from reaching American troops on Leyte Guadalupe Island - a Mexican island in the Pacific to the west of Baja California Oceania, Oceanica - a large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago) Australasia - Australia, New Zealand, and neighboring islands in the South Pacific Austronesia - islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia) Wake Island, Wake - an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii New Guinea - a Pacific island to the north of Australia; the 2nd largest island in the world; the western part is governed by Indonesia and the eastern part is Papua New Guinea Volcano Islands - a group of Japanese Islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean to the north of the Marianas Arafura Sea - a part of the western Pacific Ocean to the north of Australia and to the south of New Guinea and the eastern islands of Indonesia Bering Sea - part of the North Pacific between Alaska and Siberia; connected to the Arctic Ocean by the Bering Strait Coral Sea - an arm of the South Pacific to the northeast of Australia Gulf of Alaska - a gulf of the Pacific Ocean between the Alaska Peninsula and the Alexander Archipelago Inland Sea - an arm of the Pacific Ocean in southern Japan; surrounded by the islands of Honshu and Shikoku and Kyushu and linked to the Sea of Japan by a narrow channel; the chief port is Hiroshima North Pacific - that part of the Pacific Ocean to the north of the equator Osaka Bay - a bay of the western Pacific in southern Honshu Puget Sound - an inlet of the North Pacific in northwestern Washington State South China Sea - a tropical arm of the Pacific Ocean near southeastern Asia subject to frequent typhoons South Pacific - that part of the Pacific Ocean to the south of the equator Tasman Sea - an arm of the southern Pacific Ocean between southeastern Australia and New Zealand | | Adj. | 1. | Pacific - relating to or bordering the Pacific Ocean; "Pacific islands" | | 2. | pacific - disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature; "the pacific temper seeks to settle disputes on grounds of justice rather than by force"; "a quiet and peaceable person"; "in a peaceable and orderly manner"peaceful, peaceable - not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war; "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep" | | 3. | pacific - promoting peace; "the result of this pacific policy was that no troops were called up" |
pacificadjective1. nonaggressive, pacifist, nonviolent, friendly, gentle, mild, peace-loving, peaceable, dovish, nonbelligerent, dovelike a country with a pacific policy nonaggressive violent, aggressive, hostile, belligerent, unfriendly, unforgiving, antagonistic, pugnacious, warlike, nonconciliatory
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