: a living together in peace rather than in constant hostility
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competition without war, or a policy of peace between nations of widely differing political systems and ideologies, esp. between Communist and non-Communist nations: peaceful coexistence between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
[1915-20; often as trans. of Russ mírnoe sosushchestvovánie]
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peaceful coexistence
The condition of living side by side in mutual toleration
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Main Entry: ↑coexist
Useful english dictionary. 2012.