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Pr
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noun
(= praseodymium)
a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process
PR
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noun
(= public relations)
a promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution
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noun
(= Puerto Rico)
a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico
CIS
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noun
(= Commonwealth of Independent States)
an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991