Pacific : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Pacific	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Pacific
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pacific adj relating to or bordering the Pacific Ocean; "Pacific islands" 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" Synonym(s): pacific, peaceable promoting peace; "the result of this pacific policy was that no troops were called up" n the largest ocean in the world [syn: Pacific, {Pacific Ocean}]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pacific \Pacif"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 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