PR
See also: pr, Pr, .pr, -pr-, P.R., Pr., and pr.
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Translingual
Symbol
PR
- (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Puerto Rico.
- Synonym: PRI (alpha-3)
English
Proper noun
PR
- Initialism of Port Republic, New Jersey.
- Abbreviation of Paraná. A state of Brazil.
- Initialism of Puerto Rico. A territory of the United States.
Derived terms
- (Puerto Rico): PRUSVI
Noun
PR (countable and uncountable, plural PRs)
- Initialism of public relations.
- 2021 January 27, Christian Wolmar, “Little-used stations”, in RAIL, number 923, page 46:
- Well, let me reiterate them and then explain why, in my view, this response is bad PR.
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- Initialism of proportional representation.
- Initialism of permanent residence.
- Initialism of police report.
- Initialism of personal representative.
- Initialism of personal recognizance (bond).
- (sports) Initialism of personal record.
- (computing) Initialism of pull request.
- (tennis) Initialism of protected ranking.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of progesterone receptor.
- (hematology) Initialism of prothrombin ratio.
- (medicine) A PR interval.
- (electronics) Abbreviation of preset.
- (sports) Initialism of Paralympic record.
Derived terms
- (public relations): PR-friendly
See also
- (prothrombin ratio): PT, INR
Adverb
PR (not comparable)
- (medicine) Initialism of per rectal or per rectum.
Descendants
- Georgian: პიარი (ṗiari)
Anagrams
- R/P, RP, Rp
Finnish
Etymology
< English PR
Noun
PR
- PR, public relations (communication by a person or an organization with the purpose of creating a favorable public image)
Synonyms
- suhdetoiminta
Derived terms
- PR-kampanja
- PR-mies
- PR-nainen
- PR-osasto
- PR-toimisto
Anagrams
- r.p., rp.
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛ.ɛr/
Noun
PR (first-person possessive PRku, second-person possessive PRmu, third-person possessive PRnya)
- HW; Abbreviation of pekerjaan rumah (“homework”).
Usage notes
This term is not exclusive to text messaging, unlike English HW.
Further reading
- “PR” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Japanese
Etymology
Borrowed from English PR.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ピーアール [pìíáꜜàrù] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [pʲiːa̠ːɾɯ̟ᵝ]
Noun
PR • (pīāru)
- Synonym of パブリック・リレーションズ (paburikku rirēshonzu, “public relations”); PR
- promotion
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English PR.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpi.ar/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -iar
- Syllabification: P‧R
Noun
PR m inan (indeclinable)
- PR (communication by a person or an organization with the purpose of creating a favorable public image)
- Synonym: public relations
Derived terms
adjectives
- piarowski
- PR-owski
nouns
- piarowiec
- PR-owiec
Further reading
- PR in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- PR in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Proper noun
PR m
- Initialism of Presidente da República.
- (Brazil) Abbreviation of Paraná. (Brazilian state)