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PDX

PDX proper noun: portland, Oregon. Also the abbreviation of Paradox Interactive.

pdx: portland, Oregon
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Proper noun

PDX

  1. Portland, Oregon.
    • The first line ran along I-84 to downtown PDX (we should learn our lessons from this route, as it made NE Burnside Ave. a poor route for cars, an unsafe route for bicyclists/pedestrians[...]Maybe it could have avoided downtown PDX, if we'd have known how conveniently streetcars can move people...2003, South Corridor, I-205/Portland Mall Light Rail Project: Environmental Impact, →OCLC, page 174
    • Launch Pad is one of the hippest, hottest galleries in PDX, a place where the artists go to check each other out.2007, Serena Bartlett, Diana Morgan, Portland: New View of the Rosy City, GrassRoutes Travel, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 147

Also used as

PDX is also the abbreviation of Paradox Interactive.

Origin of PDX

From Portland International Airport’s IATA airport code PDX, by extension.

Questions about PDX

What does PDX mean?
PDX means portland, Oregon.
What part of speech is PDX?
PDX is a proper noun.

Words near PDX in the dictionary

  1. PDU
  2. PDU30
  3. PDUs
  4. PDW
  5. PDWs
  6. PDX
  7. pe
  8. Pe Ell
  9. Pe Heen
  10. PE ratio
  11. PE ratios

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