PEACEKEEPING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does peacekeeping mean? 

• PEACEKEEPING (noun)
  The noun PEACEKEEPING has 1 sense:

1. the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations)

  Familiarity information: PEACEKEEPING used as a noun is very rare.

• PEACEKEEPING (adjective)
  The adjective PEACEKEEPING has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the preservation of peace between hostile groups by international military forces

  Familiarity information: PEACEKEEPING used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PEACEKEEPING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

peacekeeping; peacekeeping mission; peacekeeping operation

Hypernyms ("peacekeeping" is a kind of...):

military operation; operation (activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign))

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

• PEACEKEEPING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the preservation of peace between hostile groups by international military forces

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

a peacekeeping force

Pertainym:

peacekeeping (the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations))