PEACEKEEPING OPERATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does peacekeeping operation mean? 

• PEACEKEEPING OPERATION (noun)
  The noun PEACEKEEPING OPERATION 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 OPERATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PEACEKEEPING OPERATION (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 operation" 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)