Pacific Rim

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Pacific Rim

The countries and landmasses surrounding the Pacific Ocean, often considered as a socioeconomic region.

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Pacific rim

(Commerce) the regions, countries, etc, that lie on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, esp in the context of their developing manufacturing capacity and consumer markets

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Pacif′ic Rim′

the group of countries bordering on the Pacific Ocean, esp. the industrialized nations of Asia.

Translations

Pacific Rim

n → bassin m du Pacifique

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