Pax Britannica

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pax + britannica (literally “British peace”), modeled on Pax Romana.

Proper noun

Pax Britannica

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