"Pacific" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From Latin pācificus (“peace-making”), so called by Magellan because he sailed peacefully over it after weathering Cape Horn. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|pācificus||peace-making}} Latin pācificus (“peace-making”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Pacific (not comparable)
  1. Related to the Pacific Ocean. Tags: not-comparable Translations (related to the Pacific Ocean): pacifický (Czech), pacífico [masculine] (Galician), csendes-óceáni (Hungarian), pacyficzny (Polish)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Indo-Pacific, Pacific Rim

Proper name [English]

Forms: the Pacific [canonical]
Etymology: From Latin pācificus (“peace-making”), so called by Magellan because he sailed peacefully over it after weathering Cape Horn. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|pācificus||peace-making}} Latin pācificus (“peace-making”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Pacific}} the Pacific
  1. The Pacific Ocean. Derived forms: Asia-Pacific, trans-Pacific, transpacific
    Sense id: en-Pacific-en-name-MLwWjH7x
  2. A municipality of Franklin County, Missouri, United States. Categories (place): Municipalities of the United States, Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States, Oceans
    Sense id: en-Pacific-en-name-u~ZKXaQn Disambiguation of Oceans: 12 14 59 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 47 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 16 41 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 12 46 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 10 52 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 11 11 64 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 11 11 61 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 13 12 60 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 12 12 60 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Indo-Pacific, Pacific Rim

Noun [English]

Forms: Pacifics [plural]
Etymology: From Latin pācificus (“peace-making”), so called by Magellan because he sailed peacefully over it after weathering Cape Horn. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|pācificus||peace-making}} Latin pācificus (“peace-making”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Pacific (plural Pacifics)
  1. (rail transport) A steam locomotive of the 4-6-2 wheel arrangement. Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-Pacific-en-noun-LHpmy5Dx Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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