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Pax Britannica

[ bri-tan-i-kuh ]

/ brɪˈtæn ɪ kə /

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noun

a peace imposed by Great Britain upon hostile nations, especially in the 19th century.

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Origin of Pax Britannica

1895–1900; <Latin: British peace

Words nearby Pax Britannica

pawn ticket, pawpaw, pawternity leave, Pawtucket, pax, Pax Britannica, Paxil, Paxman, Paxos, Pax Romana, Paxton

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How to use Pax Britannica in a sentence

These were the historic building blocks of a failed Pax Americana.
The End of U.S. Imperium—Finally!|David Stockman|September 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“I used to work for Encyclopedia Britannica and that book has gone out of style,” Albright quipped.
Jimmy Wales, Tawakkol Karman, Paul Farmer Offer Solutions at CGI Summit|Allison Yarrow|September 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Another important undertaking was the publication of the eleventh edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica in 1911.
A History of the Cambridge University Press|S. C. Roberts
Fines autem accidentales extrinseci plurimi esse possunt, ut pax concilianda, voluptas captanda, etc.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley

Odd—when Pax had ruled, there were thought police and the cardinal sin was to be a liberal, to experiment, to seek knowledge.
Star Born|Andre Norton
Men of Pax perhaps who had come to hunt down the outlaws who had successfully eluded their rule on earth?
Star Born|Andre Norton
British children still cross their forefingers as a sign of treus, pax, or fainits.
Archaic England|Harold Bayley