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PRC

PRC

9 4.7
A short form of the name People's Republic of China
  • proper noun
translation icon : RPC
  • Indicative of China's shift in global alignments, the PRC was staunchly pro-Shah during this period.

People think or thought years ago, probably think again now that North Korea is more similar to the PRC than the PRC to North Korea.

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Examples

  • Responding to this perceived threat, the PRC attempted to increase its influence in Middle Eastern affairs.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The following discussion focuses on the extent and nature of the PRC's military assistance to Iran.

    Academic text (1990)

  • As previously noted, the PRC is a major exporter of arms to the third world.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Nor can it object too strenuously to the fact that the PRC supplied Iran with arms.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Both political and economic considerations led the PRC to equip Iran with arms.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Without American assistance, the PRC's Four Modernizations campaign would undoubtedly suffer and perhaps even fail.

    Academic text (1990)

  • 18 Nevertheless, U.S. officials continued to accuse the PRC of directly supplying Iran with Silkworms.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Jordan's largest import sources were the EU, the PRC, Turkey, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Japan, Australia, and Brazil.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The PRC has a rich cultural history, showcasing thousands of years of civilization.

  • Many countries have established diplomatic relations with the PRC in recent decades.

Synonyms

China
vsPRC
∞ 1.0

A large country in East Asia with more people than any other country

is the official abbreviation rather than the common short country name
People's Republic of China
vsPRC
11 2.1

The official name of China, a communist country with the world's biggest population

is the abbreviated form used instead of the full formal name
Communist China
vsPRC
5 3.6

A country ruled by the Communist Party since 1949

is the official abbreviated form lacking any political description or emphasis
Red China
vsPRC
  • Offensive
1 7.6

China when it was ruled by a communist government, a name Western writers used in the past

is the standard official abbreviation without the dated ideological tone

Surface Forms

PRC main

Morphology

PRC = P + R + C

This is an initialism whose component letters do not convey meaning without knowing the expanded phrase (People's Republic of China).

Etymology

PRC is a short form made from the first letters of People's Republic of China. The word Republic means 'a country where people have power', so PRC is the official short name for the country of China.