Phrase guide

peaceful coexistence

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A situation where nation-states do not interfere with the domestic affairs of other countries, in order to avoid conflict; mutual non-interference.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: government, politics

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History

Etymology

Calque of Russian мирное сосуществование (mirnoje sosuščestvovanije).

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَعَايُش سِلْمِيّ (taʕāyuš silmiyy) — mutual non-interference
  • Armenian: խաղաղ գոյակցություն (xaġaġ goyakcʻutʻyun) — mutual non-interference
  • Chinese Mandarin: 和平共處 /和平共处 (hépíng gòngchǔ) — mutual non-interference
  • Chinese Mandarin: 和平共存 (hépíng gòngcún) — mutual non-interference
  • Finnish: rauhanomainen rinnakkaiselo — mutual non-interference
  • French: coexistence pacifique — mutual non-interference
  • Georgian: მშვიდობიანი თანაარსებობა (mšvidobiani tanaarseboba) — mutual non-interference
  • German: friedliche Koexistenz — mutual non-interference
  • Hungarian: békés egymás mellett élés — mutual non-interference
  • Japanese: 平和共存 (heiwa kyōzon) — mutual non-interference
  • Portuguese: coexistência pacífica — mutual non-interference
  • Russian: ми́рное сосуществова́ние (mírnoje sosuščestvovánije) — mutual non-interference
  • Spanish: coexistencia pacífica — mutual non-interference