prc
noun
Simple meaning
A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia.
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Definition
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noun
Official name of China: a country in East Asia.
Former official name of Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville): a country in Central Africa; used from 1969 to 1992 when it was a Marxist-Leninist state.
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This meaning: Official name of China: a country in East Asia.
Used this way, prc is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It suits considered writing and prepared speech.
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- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Official and authoritative
- Usage feel
- Formal and precise
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Sense: official name of China
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