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pacific |
3 definitions found 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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