"PDX" meaning in English

See PDX in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Portland International Airport’s IATA airport code PDX, by extension. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} PDX
  1. Portland, Oregon.
    Sense id: en-PDX-en-name-VJRxo4pK
  2. (fandom slang) Abbreviation of Paradox Interactive. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, slang Alternative form of: Paradox Interactive
    Sense id: en-PDX-en-name-DDtLsmJb Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks Topics: lifestyle

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          "ref": "2003, South Corridor, I-205/Portland Mall Light Rail Project: Environmental Impact, →OCLC, page 174",
          "text": "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 through several developed neighborhoods[...]",
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          "ref": "2007, Serena Bartlett, Diana Morgan, Portland: New View of the Rosy City, GrassRoutes Travel, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 147",
          "text": "Launch Pad is one of the hippest, hottest galleries in PDX, a place where the artists go to check each other out.",
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          "ref": "2010, Hollyanna McCollom, Portland (Moon Handbooks), →OCLC, →OL, page 80",
          "text": "After a full day of doing whatever it is we do around PDX, what we need is a drink—and maybe some $2.50 chicken strips—served up with a “Hey, how are ya?” kind of smile.",
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