pacification

English

Etymology

From French pacification.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

pacification (countable and uncountable, plural pacifications)

  1. The process of pacifying.
    • 1950 March, “The Why and the Wherefore: Railway Electrification in Morocco”, in Railway Magazine, page 214:
      The electrification of the lines radiating from Casablanca originated with the policy of economic penetration and conciliation pursued by Marshal Lyautey for the pacification of Morocco.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

pacification f (plural pacifications)

  1. pacification

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