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English adjective: Pacific

1. Pacific relating to or bordering the Pacific Ocean


SamplesPacific islands.

2. pacific disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature


SamplesThe 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.


Synonymspeaceable


Similarpeaceable, peaceful


Antonymsunpeaceful

3. pacific promoting peace


SamplesThe result of this pacific policy was that no troops were called up.


Similarconciliative, conciliatory


Antonymsantagonistic


English noun: Pacific

1. Pacific (object) the largest ocean in the world


SynonymsPacific Ocean


Instance hypernymocean


Part holonymAleutian Islands, Aleutians, Antarctic Ocean, Arafura Sea, Australasia, Austronesia, Belau, Bering Sea, Catalina Island, Coral Sea, East China Sea, East India, East Indies, East Sea, Guadalupe Island, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of Tehuantepec, Huang Hai, Inland Sea, Japan, Japanese Archipelago, Japanese Islands, Malay Archipelago, New Guinea, New Zealand, New Zealand Islands, North Pacific, Oceania, Oceanica, Osaka Bay, Pacific Coast, Palau, Palau Islands, Pelew, Philippine Islands, Philippines, Puget Sound, San Diego Bay, San Francisco Bay, Santa Catalina, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, South China Sea, South Pacific, Tasman Sea, Volcano Islands, Wake, Wake Island, Yellow Sea


Domain region membersbattle of the Philippine Sea, invasion of Iwo, Iwo, Iwo Jima, Philippine Sea









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