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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
pa·cif·ic       [puh-sif-ik] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.tending to make or preserve peace; conciliatory: pacific overtures.
2.not warlike; peaceable; mild: a pacific disposition.
3.at peace; peaceful: a pacific era in history.
4.calm; tranquil: The Wabash is a pacific river.
5.(initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the Pacific Ocean.
6.(initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the region bordering on the Pacific Ocean: the Pacific states.
–noun (initial capital letter)
7.Pacific Ocean.
8.a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, six driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck.


[Origin: 1540–50; < L pācificus lit., peacemaking, equiv. to pāci- (comb. form of pāx) peace + -ficus -fic]
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pa·cif·ic       (pə-sĭf'ĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Tending to diminish or put an end to conflict; appeasing.
  2. Of a peaceful nature; tranquil.


[French pacifique, from Old French pacifice, from Latin pācificus : pāx, pāc-, peace; see pag- in Indo-European roots + -ficus, -fic.]

pa·cif'i·cal·ly adv.
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Pa·cif·ic       (pə-sĭf'ĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   The Pacific Ocean.

adj.  
  1. Of, in, or near the Pacific Ocean.
  2. Of, on, or near the western coast of the United States.
  3. Of or concerning countries bordering the Pacific Ocean, especially those of Asia and North America.

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
pacific 
1548, "tending to make peace," from M.Fr. pacifique, from L. pacificus "peaceful, peace-making," from pax (gen. pacis) "peace" + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Meaning "peaceful, calm" is first recorded 1633. The Pacific Ocean (1660) is from M.L. Pacificum, neut. of L. pacificus, so called c.1500 by Magellan when he sailed into it and found it calmer than the stormy Atlantic.

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pacific

adjective
1. relating to or bordering the Pacific Ocean; "Pacific islands" 
2. 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" 
3. promoting peace; "the result of this pacific policy was that no troops were called up" 

noun
1. the largest ocean in the world 

U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This

Pacific Beach, WA Zip code(s): 98571

Pacific Grove, CA (city, FIPS 54848) Location: 36.62280 N, 121.92507 W
Population (1990): 16117 (7916 housing units)
Area: 7.2 sq km (land), 2.9 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 93950

Pacific House, CA Zip code(s): 95726

Pacific Junction, IA (city, FIPS 60825) Location: 41.01832 N, 95.79960 W
Population (1990): 548 (201 housing units)
Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 51561

Pacific Palisade, CA Zip code(s): 90272

Pacific County, WA (county, FIPS 49) Location: 46.56089 N, 123.78062 W
Population (1990): 18882 (12404 housing units)
Area: 2524.1 sq km (land), 645.0 sq km (water)

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

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

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