Phrase Hound found 5 phrases and 14 compound words that contain pax. The most common are listed below. Open pax in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 5
- Pax AmericanaThe period of relative peace in the Western world since the end of World War II in 1945, coinciding with the military and economic dominance of the United States.
- Pax RomanaThe long period of relative peace and minimal expansion by military force experienced by the Roman Empire between 27 BC and 180 AD.
- Pax BritannicaThe period of British hegemony over the seas and most oversea colonies between the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and the onset of World War I in 1914.
- Pax SinicaAll or any of various periods of general peace in East Asia occasioned by a hegemonic dynasty in China, particularly
- Pax AugustaSynonym of Pax Romana: The long period of relative peace and minimal expansion by military force experienced by the Roman Empire between 27 BC and 180 AD.
Compound words 14
- PaxtonAn English habitational surname from Old English.
- PaxsonA surname.
- PaxmanA surname.
- KippaxA surname.
- carapaxAlternative form of carapace: A hard protective covering of bone or chitin, especially one which covers the dorsal portion of an animal.
- harpaxAn Ancient Roman catapult-shot grapnel.
- PaxfordA hamlet in Blockley parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP1837).
- PaxiotComing from the Greek island of Paxos
- Paxsonsplural of Paxson: A surname.
- PaxtaniA person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent.