Pax Britannican.

Brit.

/ˌpaks brᵻˈtanᵻkə/, U.S.

/ˌpæks brəˈtænəkə/

Forms: also with lower-case initial(s).

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

Etymology: < classical Latin pāx peace (see peace n.) + Britannica, feminine of Britannicus Britannic adj., after Pax Romana n. (see discussion at pax n.¹). Compare earlier British peace n. at British adj. and n. Compounds 2.

Now historical.

A state or period of relative peace in the countries of the former British Empire, seen as resulting from the British presence and administration.

ΘΚΠ

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

Roman peace1610

Pax Romana1853

peaceful coexistence1857

Pax Britannica1871

Pax Americana1894

Pax Sovietica1945

Pax Communistica1946

1871 H. S. Maine Village-communities in East & West iv. 124 It may be proper to remember that, though no country was so perpetually scourged with war as India before the establishment of the Pax Britannica, the people of India were never a military people.

1880 Times 10 Nov. 9/4 The multiplication of the means of sustaining life will act, like the Pax Britannica itself, only as a cause of the further multiplication of life.

1939 E. H. Carr Twenty Years' Crisis v. 104 In the past, Roman and British imperialism were commended to the world in the guise of the pax Romana and the pax Britannica.

1973 Listener 1 Feb. 146/2 In the 19th century, the British Navy dictated the Pax Britannica and more or less guaranteed a century of peace.

1991 South Aug. 21/3 With the decline of Pax Britannica and the independence of the East African nations, Egypt instead decided to built the Aswan dam within its own borders.

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

单词	pax britannica
释义	Pax Britannican. Brit. /ˌpaks brᵻˈtanᵻkə/, U.S. /ˌpæks brəˈtænəkə/ Forms: also with lower-case initial(s). Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin pāx, Britannica. Etymology: < classical Latin pāx peace (see peace n.) + Britannica, feminine of Britannicus Britannic adj., after Pax Romana n. (see discussion at pax n.¹). Compare earlier British peace n. at British adj. and n. Compounds 2. Now historical. A state or period of relative peace in the countries of the former British Empire, seen as resulting from the British presence and administration. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > peace > [noun] > involving specific nations Roman peace1610 Pax Romana1853 peaceful coexistence1857 Pax Britannica1871 Pax Americana1894 Pax Sovietica1945 Pax Communistica1946 1871 H. S. Maine Village-communities in East & West iv. 124 It may be proper to remember that, though no country was so perpetually scourged with war as India before the establishment of the Pax Britannica, the people of India were never a military people. 1880 Times 10 Nov. 9/4 The multiplication of the means of sustaining life will act, like the Pax Britannica itself, only as a cause of the further multiplication of life. 1939 E. H. Carr Twenty Years' Crisis v. 104 In the past, Roman and British imperialism were commended to the world in the guise of the pax Romana and the pax Britannica. 1973 Listener 1 Feb. 146/2 In the 19th century, the British Navy dictated the Pax Britannica and more or less guaranteed a century of peace. 1991 South Aug. 21/3 With the decline of Pax Britannica and the independence of the East African nations, Egypt instead decided to built the Aswan dam within its own borders. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1871
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