pacific
tending to make or preserve peace; conciliatory: pacific overtures.
at peace; peaceful: a pacific era in history.
Pacific.
of or relating to the Pacific Ocean.
of or relating to the region bordering on the Pacific Ocean: the Pacific states.
the Pacific. Pacific Ocean.
Pacific. a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, six driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck.
Origin of pacific
1Other words for pacific
Opposites for pacific
Other words from pacific
- non·pa·cif·ic, adjective
- un·pa·cif·ic, adjective
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How to use pacific in a sentence
The End of Gangs By Sam Quinones, pacific-Standard Los Angeles gave America the modern street gang.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Dec 29-Jan 4, 2014 | William Boot | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTStill, at least Macklemore sounds like a white guy from the pacific Northwest.
Owing to its popularity as a pet, it has spread across the pacific to China.
The Buddhist Business of Poaching Animals for Good Karma | Brendon Hong | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was a young Army Air Force lieutenant whose plane crashed in the pacific in May 1943.
To break her self-destructive cycle and heal, she decides to hike 1,100 miles of the pacific Crest Trail solo.
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That his friend had withdrawn, was a pledge of his pacific wishes; and, with a lightened countenance, Louis rose from his knee.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterThe shrieking trade-winds and the dense white fogs were hibernating somewhere out in the pacific.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonIt looked so calm and peaceful that he said, "I will call it 'pacific,' for I have never seen the like before."
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin | Mary Hazelton WadeAt this spot, according to our works on geography, the Atlantic Ocean changes its name and assumes that of the pacific.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferThat extraordinary but unfortunate man was the first European whose eyes rested on the broad pacific.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria Graham
British Dictionary definitions for pacific (1 of 2)
/ (pəˈsɪfɪk) /
tending or conducive to peace; conciliatory
not aggressive; opposed to the use of force
free from conflict; peaceful
Origin of pacific
1Derived forms of pacific
- pacifically, adverb
British Dictionary definitions for Pacific (2 of 2)
/ (pəˈsɪfɪk) /
the Pacific short for Pacific Ocean
of or relating to the Pacific Ocean or its islands
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