PRD

See also: prd

English

Proper noun

PRD

1. Initialism of Pearl River Delta; A region of Guangdong, China, on the South China Sea; An area in Southeast China, containing Hong Kong, Macau, Zhuhai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou (“Canton City”).
   • 2003 January 8, “III. Expediting Economic Integration with the PRD”, in South China Morning Post‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 August 2023‎^[2]:

     Given our geographical location and cultural ties, we have a special relationship with Guangdong Province, particularly the PRD. […] We should make the PRD the economic hinterland supporting development in the rest of the country. In turn, the PRD can use Hong Kong's strengths to elevate its status and competitiveness to become a global player.

   • 2006 July 19, Vaudine England, “Cathay's cargo homeward bound - Business - International Herald Tribune”, in The New York Times‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 October 2023, International Business‎^[4]:

     "We think that the majority of the growth will be coming from the PRD markets," he said, referring to the Pearl River Delta, while growth coming from Hong Kong will be only around 4 percent in the next 10 years, Bishop said. […]
     "The threat to HKIA from new airports in the Pearl River Delta is real," Mathison said, referring to Hong Kong's international airport, which is why Cathay needs to "make Hong Kong more competitive as a transit hub for cargo originating from the PRD manufacturing centers."

   • 2010 March 16, James Pomfret, “S.China export hubs set for minimum wage rise-exporters”, in Sugita Katyal, editor, Reuters‎^[5], archived from the original on 10 February 2024, Media & Telecom:

     In nearby Dongguan, a gritty, densely packed manufacturing hub in the PRD, factories have also been provisioning for a minimum wage hike from the current level of around 780 yuan.

Related terms

• delta
• HRD
• Pearl River
• river delta
• YRD

 

Anagrams

• D.P.R., DPR, DRP, PDR, RDP, rpd

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpe ˌere ˈde/ [ˌpe ˌe.re ˈð̞e]

Proper noun

PRD m

1. Initialism of Partido de la Revolución Democrática (“Party of the Democratic Revolution”).

Derived terms

• perredeísmo
• perredismo
• perredista