peace treaty

/pis ˌtridi/
/pis ˈtriti/
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Other forms: peace treaties

Definitions of peace treaty
  1. noun
    a treaty to cease hostilities
    synonyms: pacification, peace
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    examples:
    Peace of Westphalia
    the peace treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648
    Treaty of Versailles
    the treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans
    type of:
    accord, pact, treaty
    a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
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