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pacific ocean
(encz) | Pacific Ocean,Tichý Oceán [zem.] |
Pacific Ocean
(gcide) | pacific \pa*cif"ic\, a. [L. pacificus: cf. F. pacifique. See
Pacify.]
Of or pertaining to peace; of a peaceful character; not
warlike; not quarrelsome; as, a pacific nature or condition.
[WordNet sense 3]
Syn: peaceable.
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2. Promoting peace; suited to make or restore peace;
conciliatory; as, pacific words or acts. [WordNet sense 1]
Syn: irenic.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. of or pertaining to the Pacific Ocean; as, Pacific
islands.
[WordNet 1.5]
Pacific Ocean, the ocean between America and Asia, so
called by Magellan, its first European navigator, on
account of the exemption from violent tempests which he
enjoyed while sailing over it; -- called also, simply, the
Pacific, and, formerly, the South sea.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Peacemaking; appeasing; conciliatory; tranquil; calm;
quiet; peaceful; reconciling; mild; gentle.
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pacific ocean
(wn) | Pacific Ocean
n 1: the largest ocean in the world [syn: Pacific, {Pacific
Ocean}] |
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