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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
pacific \pa*cif"ic\, adjective [L. pacificus: cf. F. pacifique. See {Pacify}.] Of or pertaining to peace; of a peaceful character; not warlike; not quarrelsome; as, a pacific nature or condition. [WordNet sense 3]
Syn: peaceable.
2. Promoting peace; suited to make or restore peace; conciliatory; as, pacific words or acts. [WordNet sense 1]
Syn: irenic. [WordNet 1.5]
3. of or pertaining to the {Pacific Ocean}; as, Pacific islands. [WordNet 1.5]
{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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Pacific \Pacific\ prop. n. The {Pacific Ocean}, the largest ocean.
Syn: Pacific Ocean. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
pacific
adjective
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"
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: the largest ocean in the world [syn: {Pacific Ocean}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
91 Moby Thesaurus words for "pacific": appeasing, at peace, at rest, bloodless, broken, calm, chastened, civilian, cloistered, conciliatory, concordant, cool, domesticated, dovelike, dovish, dwindling, ebbing, even-tenored, gentle, halcyon, housebroken, humble, hushed, idyllic, impassive, irenic, isolated, lamblike, meek, mild, moldering, mollifying, nonaggressive, noncombatant, nonmilitant, nonviolent, orderly, pacificatory, pacifist, pacifistic, pacifying, pastoral, peace-loving, peaceable, peaceful, peacetime, piping, placative, placatory, placid, propitiative, propitiatory, quiescent, quiet, reconciliatory, reposeful, reposing, restful, resting, secluded, sequestered, sequestrated, serene, sheltered, smooth, soft, soothing, still, still as death, stillish, stilly, stoic, stolid, subdued, subsiding, tame, tamed, tranquil, unagitated, unbellicose, uncontentious, undisturbed, unhostile, unmilitant, unmilitary, unmoved, unperturbed, unruffled, unstirring, untroubled, waning
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
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Pacific, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri Population (2000): 5482 Housing Units (2000): 2343 Land area (2000): 5.422474 sq. miles (14.044143 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.006320 sq. miles (0.016369 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.428794 sq. miles (14.060512 sq. km) FIPS code: 55910 Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 38.481503 N, 90.750015 W ZIP Codes (1990): 63069 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Pacific, MO Pacific
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Pacific, WA -- U.S. city in Washington Population (2000): 5527 Housing Units (2000): 2090 Land area (2000): 2.560997 sq. miles (6.632952 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.001244 sq. miles (0.003222 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.562241 sq. miles (6.636174 sq. km) FIPS code: 52495 Located within: Washington (WA), FIPS 53 Location: 47.263272 N, 122.247831 W ZIP Codes (1990): 98047 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Pacific, WA Pacific
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
Pacific -- U.S. County in Washington Population (2000): 20984 Housing Units (2000): 13991 Land area (2000): 932.971294 sq. miles (2416.384456 sq. km) Water area (2000): 290.523943 sq. miles (752.453525 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1223.495237 sq. miles (3168.837981 sq. km) Located within: Washington (WA), FIPS 53 Location: 46.538320 N, 123.805494 W Headwords: Pacific Pacific, WA Pacific County Pacific County, WA
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