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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pacific \Pa*cif"ic\, a. [L. pacificus: cf F. pacifique See
{Pacify}.]
Of or pertaining to peace; suited to make or restore peace;
of a peaceful character; not warlike; not quarrelsome;
conciliatory; as pacific words or acts a pacific nature or
condition.
{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}.
Syn: Peacemaking; appeasing; conciliatory; tranquil; calm;
quiet; peaceful; reconciling; mild; gentle.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
pacific
adj 1: promoting peace; "the result of this pacific policy was that
no troops were called up"
2: relating to or bordering the Pacific Ocean; "Pacific
islands" [syn: {Pacific}]
3: 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" [syn: {peaceable}]
n : the largest ocean in the world [syn: {Pacific}, {Pacific
Ocean}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pacific, MO (city, FIPS 55910)
Location: 38.47833 N, 90.75292 W
Population (1990): 4350 (1811 housing units)
Area: 8.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 63069
Pacific, WA (city, FIPS 52495)
Location: 47.26575 N, 122.24672 W
Population (1990): 4622 (1815 housing units)
Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 98047
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