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Pax Britannica

Proper noun

Meaning

Pax Britannica

The period of British imperialism after the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, which led to a period of overseas British expansionism.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Britain was the world's foremost power during the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, most notably during the so-called " Pax Britannica " - a period of totally unrivaled supremacy and unprecedented international peace during the mid-to-late 1800s. Source: Internet

Her three-volume history of the British Empire, Pax Britannica, was completed in 1978, while in 1985 her novel, Last Letters from Hav, was shortlisted for the Booker prize. Source: Internet

Pax Britannica would give way to Pax Americana.” Source: Internet

The argument is made that unlike Britain in the previous century (during Pax Britannica ) America does not directly rule subject peoples and practice closed trading policies. Source: Internet

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