Pacific — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the largest ocean in the world

relating to or bordering the Pacific Ocean

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɐsˈɪfɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/pɐsˈɪfɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɐsˈɪfɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /pɐsˈɪfɪk/.

Examples

Pacific islands
the pacific temper seeks to settle disputes on grounds of justice rather than by force
a quiet and peaceable person

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Pacific Ocean peaceable

Parts of Speech

noun	the largest ocean in the world
adjective	relating to or bordering the Pacific Ocean “Pacific islands”
adjective	disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature “the pacific temper seeks to settle disputes on grounds of justice rather than by force”
adjective	promoting peace “the result of this pacific policy was that no troops were called up”

Word Forms

Pacific	adjective	relating to or bordering the Pacific Ocean
Pacific	noun	the largest ocean in the world
peaceableness	noun	a state that is calm and tranquil

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Pazifik

der größte Ozean der Welt

🇫🇷French

pacifique

le plus grand océan du monde

🇪🇸Spanish

Pacífico

el océano más grande del mundo

🇮🇹Italian

Pacifico

l'oceano più grande del mondo

🇳🇱Dutch

vreedzaam

de grootste oceaan ter wereld

🇵🇹Portuguese

pacífico

o maior oceano do mundo

🇷🇺Russian

Тихоокеанский

самый большой океан в мире

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रशांत

विश्व का सबसे बड़ा महासागर

🇧🇩Bengali

প্যাসিফিক

বিশ্বের বৃহত্তম মহাসাগর

🇮🇳Tamil

பசிபிக்

உலகின் மிகப்பெரிய கடல்

🇮🇳Telugu

పసిఫిక్

ప్రపంచంలో అతిపెద్ద సముద్రం

🇮🇳Marathi

पॅसिफिक

जगातील सर्वात मोठा महासागर

🇮🇳Gujarati

પેસિફિક

વિશ્વનો સૌથી મોટો મહાસાગર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೆಸಿಫಿಕ್

ವಿಶ್ವದ ಅತಿದೊಡ್ಡ ಸಾಗರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പസഫിക്

ലോകത്തിലെ ഏറ്റവും വലിയ സമുദ്രം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਾਂਤ

ਸੰਸਾਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیسیفک

دنیا کا سب سے بڑا سمندر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

太平洋

世界上最大的海洋

🇯🇵Japanese

パシフィック

世界最大の海

🇰🇷Korean

태평양

세계에서 가장 큰 바다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thái bình dương

đại dương lớn nhất thế giới

🇹🇭Thai

แปซิฟิก

มหาสมุทรที่ใหญ่ที่สุดในโลก

🇮🇩Indonesian

Pasifik

lautan terbesar di dunia

🇲🇾Malay

pasifik

lautan terbesar di dunia

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المحيط الهادئ

أكبر محيط في العالم

🇮🇷Persian

اقیانوس آرام

بزرگترین اقیانوس جهان

🇹🇷Turkish

Pasifik

dünyanın en büyük okyanusu

🇮🇱Hebrew

האוקיינוס השקט

האוקיינוס הגדול בעולם

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