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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespacification
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pa.si.fi.ka.sjɔ̃
"La pacification de la région a pris de nombreuses années."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act or process of bringing peace, tranquility, or calm to a state or group, especially by suppressing hostility, violence, or unrest.
"The treaty marked the beginning of a long-awaited pacification of the region after decades of civil war." - 2
The forcible subjugation of a rebellious population or area by military means.
"Military strategy often confuses the true resolution of conflict with the mere pacification of local resistance."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late Middle English word pacificacioun, which came from Old French pacificacion and ultimately from the Latin pacificatio, meaning 'making peace' or 'peace-making' from pacificare. It evolved through historical contexts of quelling rebellion and establishing state control over volatile or occupied territories.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pacification" is said worldwide
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pacification
Transliteration: pa.si.fi.ka.sjɔ̃
"La pacification de la région a pris de nombreuses années."
Befriedung
Transliteration: bəˈfʁiːdʊŋ
"Die Befriedung des Landes war das oberste Ziel der Regierung."
pacificazione
Transliteration: /pa.tʃi.fi.tʃaˈtjo.ne/
"La pacificazione nazionale è essenziale per la democrazia."
pacificación
Transliteration: /pa.si.fi.kaˈsjon/
"El proceso de pacificación trajo esperanza a los ciudadanos."
pacificação
Transliteration: /pa.si.fi.kaˈsɐ̃w̃/
"A pacificação da favela reduziu os índices de criminalidade."
शांति-स्थापना
Transliteration: shanti-sthapana
"युद्धग्रस्त क्षेत्र में शांति-स्थापना का कार्य जारी है।"
绥靖
Transliteration: suíjìng
"政府试图通过对话来实现该地区的绥靖。"
평화화
Transliteration: pyeonghwahwa
"내전 이후 지역의 평화화가 최우선 과제였다."
懐柔
Transliteration: kaijū
"政府は反乱グループの懐柔を試みた。"
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