n.

1. Any of various widely distributed birds of the family Columbidae, which includes the pigeons, having a small head and a characteristic cooing call.
2. A gentle, innocent person.
3. A person who advocates peace, conciliation, or negotiation in preference to confrontation or armed conflict.

[Middle English douve, from Old English *dūfe.]

dovish dov'ish adj.
dovishness dov'ish·ness n.

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IN BRIEF: A small wild pigeon.

We must combine the toughness of the serpent with the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart. — Martin Luther King Jr (1929-1968), American civil rights leader, clergyman, youngest recipient of Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

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The noun has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: any of numerous small pigeons

Meaning #2: someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations
  Synonym: peacenik
  Antonym: hawk (meaning #2)

Meaning #3: flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled
  Synonym: squab

Meaning #4: an emblem of peace

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - due, blid person, fredsforkæmper, Helligånden, duegrå

Nederlands (Dutch)
duif, gedoken

Français (French)
n. - colombe, pigeon, (fig, US, Pol) colombe

Deutsch (German)
n. - Taube

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ορνιθ.) περιστέρι, (μτφ.) περιστερά, ειρηνιστής

Italiano (Italian)
colomba

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pomba (f) (Ornit.) (Zool.)

Русский (Russian)
голубь

Español (Spanish)
n. - paloma

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - duva

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
鸽子

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 鴿子

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 비둘기, 성령

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ハト, ハト派の人, 穏健派の人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حمامه, رجل سياسي يأييد السلام والمفاوضات أكثر من الحرب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יונה‬

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dove	lonsome dove
Epiphone Dove	dove soap