"Pax Britannica" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Learned borrowing from New Latin Pax Britannica, from pāx (“peace”) + Britannica (“British”) after the model of the imperial Roman Pāx Rōmāna. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|NL.|Pax Britannica}} Learned borrowing from New Latin Pax Britannica, {{m|la|pāx||peace}} pāx (“peace”), {{m|la|Britannica||British}} Britannica (“British”), {{m|la|Pāx Rōmāna}} Pāx Rōmāna Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} Pax Britannica
  1. (history) The period of British hegemony over the seas and most oversea colonies between the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar and the onset of World War I in 1914. Wikipedia link: Pax Britannica Categories (topical): Geopolitics, History, Peace Categories (place): United Kingdom Translations (Translations): Pax Britannica (Latin)
    Sense id: en-Pax_Britannica-en-name-wrcn7vDi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences

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