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Pax Sinica

Pax Sinica proper noun: the general peace under the Han dynasty.

Proper noun

Pax Sinica

  1. (historical) The general peace under the Han dynasty.
  2. (historical) The general peace under the Tang dynasty.
  3. (historical) Synonym of Pax Mongolica, the general peace under the Yuan dynasty.
    Synonyms:
    Pax Mongolica
  4. (historical) The general peace under the Ming dynasty.
  5. (historical) The general peace under the Qing dynasty.
    Synonyms:
    Pax Manjurica
  6. A hypothetical period of future international peace based on submission to prospective Chinese dominance over international affairs.
    • Pax Sinica via the Third World—major diplomatic efforts at shoring up its position in the Third World and the unabashed assumption of the Third World leadership that it had previously declined as evidence of its anti-hegemonic pledge1993, Samuel S. Kim, “Mainland China and a New World Order”, in Bih-jaw Lin, James T. Myers, editors, Forces for Change in Contemporary China, University of South Carolina Press, →ISBN, page 38

Synonyms of Pax Sinica

  • Pax Mongolica
  • Pax Manjurica

Origin of Pax Sinica

From Latin pāx (“peace”) + Sīnica (“Chinese”) after the model of the imperial Roman Pax Romana, former British Pax Britannica, and present Pax Americana.

Questions about Pax Sinica

What does Pax Sinica mean?
Pax Sinica means the general peace under the Han dynasty.
What part of speech is Pax Sinica?
Pax Sinica is a proper noun.

Words near Pax Sinica in the dictionary

  1. Pax Augusta
  2. Pax Britannica
  3. Pax Judaica
  4. Pax Romana
  5. Pax Silica
  6. Pax Sinica
  7. paxamate
  8. paxes
  9. Paxford
  10. paxhole
  11. paxholes

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