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peacekeeping en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈpiːskiːpɪŋ/ (UK)

Etymology

From peace + keeping, after keep the peace.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The act of preserving peace, specifically between hostile groups or states, especially by a sanctioned military force.
   • Peacekeeping is one of the things that the United Nations, for all its foibles, does well. 2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 378:
2. (as a noun modifier, uncountable, usually) (for example) a peacekeeping force.

Forms

Relateds

peacekeeper

Translations (39)

cmn 維持和平 /维持和平 (preserving peace) · cmn 維和 /维和 (preserving peace) · fi rauhanturvaaminen (preserving peace) · nl peacekeeping (preserving peace) · hy խաղաղարար (peacekeeping as a noun modifier) · de Friedenserhaltung (preserving peace) · de Friedenssicherung (preserving peace) · ru миротво́рческий (peacekeeping as a noun modifier) · cs udržování míru (preserving peace) · hy խաղաղարարություն (preserving peace) · hu békefenntartó (preserving peace) · sv fredsbevarande (preserving peace) · ro menținerea păcii (preserving peace) · az sülhməramlı (peacekeeping as a noun modifier) · sk udržiavanie mieru (preserving peace) · ru миротво́рчество (preserving peace) · es mantenimiento de la paz (preserving peace) · be міратво́рства (preserving peace) · ja 平和維持 (preserving peace) · et rahuvalve (preserving peace) · it mantenimento di pace (preserving peace) · uk миротво́рницький (peacekeeping as a noun modifier) · uk миротво́рчий (peacekeeping as a noun modifier) · pl utrzymywanie pokoju (preserving peace) · hy խաղաղապահություն (preserving peace) · fa صُلحبانی (preserving peace) · ar حِفْظ سَلَام (preserving peace) · uk миротво́рство (preserving peace) · el ειρηνευτικός (peacekeeping as a noun modifier) · az sülhməramlı (preserving peace) · vi gìn giữ hòa bình (preserving peace) · hy խաղաղապահ (peacekeeping as a noun modifier) · be міратво́рчы (peacekeeping as a noun modifier) · ko 평화유지 (preserving peace) · nn fredsbevarande (peacekeeping as a noun modifier) · nb fredsbevarende (peacekeeping as a noun modifier) · el διατήρηση της ειρήνης (preserving peace) · sv fredsbevarande (peacekeeping as a noun modifier) · fr maintien de la paix (preserving peace)