| 单词 | british peace |
| 释义 | > as lemmasBritish peace British peace n. 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; cf. Pax Britannica n. ΚΠ 1800 Meteors No. 9. 131 The peaceful Hindoo mourn'd a despot's sway, His lawful Sov'reign shut from light of day; And saw the restless Tippoo (urg'd by France) 'Gainst the plighted faith, and British peace advance. 1872 Times 7 Aug. 4/2 195,223 troops, assisted by a relatively inexpensive police..kept all enemies far from our borders, or chastised..any rash disturbers of the great British peace. 2003 Chatham (Ont.) Daily News (Nexis) 12 Mar. 4 With the Romans came the principle of Pax Romana... Then came the British with Pax Britannica, ‘the peace of Britain’, a British peace on members of their empire... Now we are seeing the advent of Pax America. < as lemmas |
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