armistice
pronunciation
How to pronounce armistice in British English:
UK [ˈɑ:mɪstɪs]
How to pronounce armistice in American English:
US [ˈɑrmɪstɪs]
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- Noun:
- a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
Word Origin
- armistice (n.)
- 1707, from French armistice (1680s), coined on the model of Latin solstitium (see solstice), etc., from Latin arma "arms" (see arm (n.2)) + -stitium (used only in compounds), from PIE *ste-ti-, suffixed form of root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). The word is attested in English from 1660s in the Latin form armistitium. German Waffenstillstand is a loan-translation from French. Armistice Day (1919) marked the end of the Great War of 1914-18 on Nov. 11, 1918. In Britain, after World War II, it merged with Remembrance Day. In U.S., Armistice Day became a national holiday in 1926. In 1954, to honor World War II and Korean War veterans as well, it was re-dubbed Veterans Day.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Armistice day celebrate the end of what conflict ?
- 2. Armistice day marked the end of world war i.
- 3. Pyongyang has since vowed to ignore the 1953 armistice signed with south korea after the korean war .
- 4. The resulting war was never formally concluded , only halted by a 1953 armistice .
- 5. The two koreas remain technically at war , having yet to turn their 1953 armistice - which ended three years of fighting - into a peace treaty .