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Meaning of peacekeeping | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈpiːskiːpɪŋ

Definitions

  1. The act of preserving peace, specifically between hostile groups or states, especially by a sanctioned military force.
    uncountable, usually
  2. (for example) a peacekeeping force.
    uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية حِفْظ سَلَام
Azərbaycanca sülhməramlı
Deutsch Friedenserhaltung Friedenssicherung
Ελληνικά ειρηνευτικός
Español mantenimiento de la paz
Suomi rauhanturvaaminen
Français maintien de la paix
Magyar békefenntartó
Հայերեն խաղաղարար
Italiano mantenimento di pace
日本語 平和維持
한국어 평화유지
Nederlands peacekeeping
Русский миротворческий миротворчество
Svenska fredsbevarande
Українська миротво́рницький миротворчий

Examples

“Peacekeeping is one of the things that the United Nations, for all its foibles, does well.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Peaceless peacelessness Peacemaker Peacemaking peacemonger peacemongering

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