peacekeeping
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peacekeeping
- /ˈpiːskiːpɪŋ/ UK
Where it comes from
From peace + keeping, after keep the peace.
noun peacekeepings
- 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.
- (for example) a peacekeeping force.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: conservation, preservation, preserving, servicing, peacebuilding, maintenance, maintaining, peacemaking, maintained, interposition, maintain, retaining, retention, sustaining, sustainment, keeping
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noun preserving peace
| Español | mantenimiento de la paz |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 평화유지 pyeonghwayuji |
| 日本語 | 平和維持 heiwa iji |
| 中文 | 維和 /维和 wéihé, 維持和平 /维持和平 wéichí hépíng |
| Français | maintien de la paix |
| Deutsch | Friedenssicherung, Friedenserhaltung |
| Italiano | mantenimento di pace |
| Ελληνικά | διατήρηση της ειρήνης diatírisi tis eirínis |
| Română | menținerea păcii |
| Русский | миротво́рчество mirotvórčestvo |
| Tiếng Việt | gìn giữ hòa bình |
| العربية | حِفْظ سَلَام ḥifẓ salām |
noun peacekeeping as a noun modifier
| Ελληνικά | ειρηνευτικός eirineftikós |
|---|---|
| Русский | миротво́рческий mirotvórčeskij |
Talk about this word "peacekeeping." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/peacekeeping. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. peacekeeping. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/peacekeeping "peacekeeping." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/peacekeeping.Cite this
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title = {peacekeeping},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peacekeeping},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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