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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]
(noun)
1: the largest ocean in the world [syn: Pacific, Pacific
Ocean]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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