Pax Americanan.

Brit.

/ˌpaks əmɛrᵻˈkɑːnə/, U.S.

/ˈˌpæks əˌmɛrəˈkɑnə/

Forms: also with lower-case initial in the first element.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin pāx, Americana.

Etymology: < classical Latin pāx peace (see peace n.) + post-classical Latin Americana, feminine of Americanus (see Americana n.), after Pax Romana n. and Pax Britannica n.See etymological note s.v. pax n.¹

A state of peace in America; a state of relative (international) peace overseen by the United States.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > peace > [noun] > involving specific nations

Roman peace1610

Pax Romana1853

peaceful coexistence1857

Pax Britannica1871

Pax Americana1894

Pax Sovietica1945

Pax Communistica1946

1894 Forum Aug. 642 The true cause for exultation is the universal outburst of patriotism in support of the prompt and courageous action of President Cleveland in maintaining the supremacy of law throughout the length and breadth of the land,—in establishing the pax Americana.

1920 Times 16 Mar. 8/4 Towns and homesteads that once waited fearful for the redskins' whoop and the deadly tomahawk now rest secure in the protection of Pax Americana.

1967 ‘R. Raine’ Wreath for Amer. xxv. 182 The whole Western world..is living under..a Pax Americana, just as the world once lived in peace under a Pax Britannica.

2002 Foreign Policy July 2/2 Pax Americana is over. Challenges from Vietnam and the Balkans to September 11 and the Middle East have revealed the limits of American supremacy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pax americana
释义	Pax Americanan. Brit. /ˌpaks əmɛrᵻˈkɑːnə/, U.S. /ˈˌpæks əˌmɛrəˈkɑnə/ Forms: also with lower-case initial in the first element. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin pāx, Americana. Etymology: < classical Latin pāx peace (see peace n.) + post-classical Latin Americana, feminine of Americanus (see Americana n.), after Pax Romana n. and Pax Britannica n.See etymological note s.v. pax n.¹ A state of peace in America; a state of relative (international) peace overseen by the United States. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > peace > [noun] > involving specific nations Roman peace1610 Pax Romana1853 peaceful coexistence1857 Pax Britannica1871 Pax Americana1894 Pax Sovietica1945 Pax Communistica1946 1894 Forum Aug. 642 The true cause for exultation is the universal outburst of patriotism in support of the prompt and courageous action of President Cleveland in maintaining the supremacy of law throughout the length and breadth of the land,—in establishing the pax Americana. 1920 Times 16 Mar. 8/4 Towns and homesteads that once waited fearful for the redskins' whoop and the deadly tomahawk now rest secure in the protection of Pax Americana. 1967 ‘R. Raine’ Wreath for Amer. xxv. 182 The whole Western world..is living under..a Pax Americana, just as the world once lived in peace under a Pax Britannica. 2002 Foreign Policy July 2/2 Pax Americana is over. Challenges from Vietnam and the Balkans to September 11 and the Middle East have revealed the limits of American supremacy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1894
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