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The Britannica Dictionary Pacific Rim 1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• Pacific Rim (noun)

Pacific Rim noun Pacific Rim noun Britannica Dictionary definition of PACIFIC RIM

the Pacific Rim

: a group of countries that are in or next to the Pacific Ocean — used especially of Asian countries on the Pacific Ocean

• His family immigrated from the Pacific Rim.

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