"long-distance relationship" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: long-distance relationships [plural], LDR [abbreviation]
Head templates: {{en-noun|abbr=LDR}} long-distance relationship (plural long-distance relationships, abbreviation LDR)
  1. A type of romantic relationship between two people who live far apart but maintain contact telematically. Translations (type of romantic relationship): 異地戀 /异地恋 (ji⁶ dei⁶ lyun²) (Chinese Cantonese), long d (english: long¹ di¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 異地戀 /异地恋 (yìdìliàn) (Chinese Mandarin), langeafstandrelatie [feminine] (Dutch), relation à distance [feminine] (French), Fernbeziehung [feminine] (German), relazione a distanza [feminine] (Italian), 遠距離恋愛 (enkyori ren'ai) (Japanese), związek na odległość [masculine] (Polish), relación a distancia [feminine] (Spanish)

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