Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peaceful coexistence

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: peace-ful -coex-is-tence
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A situation where nation-states do not interfere with the domestic affairs of other countries, in order to avoid conflict; mutual non-interference.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In spite of the failure of the first trial run of "peaceful coexistence," Kuomintang, and later the Chinese Government under my leadership, went through two more periods of "peaceful coexistence," resulting in the total loss of the Chinese mainland."

Etymology

Calque of Russian мирное сосуществование (mirnoje sosuščestvovanije).

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

peaceful coexistences (plural)

Questions

What does peaceful coexistence mean?: A situation where nation-states do not interfere with the domestic affairs of other countries, in order to avoid conflict; mutual non-interference.
Where does peaceful coexistence come from?: Calque of Russian мирное сосуществование (mirnoje sosuščestvovanije).

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