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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHora padrão do Pacífico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Hora padrão do Pacífico
"A reunião está marcada para as 15h, hora padrão do Pacífico."
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2 senses- 1
The time zone that is 8 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-8), used in the western United States and Canada.
"The meeting is scheduled for 3 PM Pacific Standard Time." - 2
A time zone that observes daylight saving time, changing to Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) during the summer months.
"During the summer, the Pacific Standard Time zone shifts to Pacific Daylight Time."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term derives from 'Pacific' (referring to the Pacific Ocean, originating from Latin 'pacificus' meaning peaceful) combined with 'standard' (from Old French 'eststandard') and 'time' (from Old English 'tīma'). Established formally in the late 19th century to unify railway scheduling and commercial timekeeping across North America.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pacific Standard Time" is said worldwide
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Heure standard du Pacifique
Transliteration: Uhr standard du Pacifique
"La réunion est prévue à 15h, heure standard du Pacifique."
Pazifische Standardzeit
Transliteration: Pazifische Standardzeit
"Das Treffen ist für 15 Uhr pazifischer Standardzeit geplant."
Ora standard del Pacifico
Transliteration: Ora standard del Pacifico
"La riunione è programmata per le 15:00, ora standard del Pacifico."
Hora estándar del Pacífico
Transliteration: Hora estándar del Pacífico
"La reunión está programada para las 3 PM, hora estándar del Pacífico."
Hora padrão do Pacífico
Transliteration: Hora padrão do Pacífico
"A reunião está marcada para as 15h, hora padrão do Pacífico."
पैसिफिक मानक समय
Transliteration: Paisifik maanak samay
"बैठक पैसिफिक मानक समय के अनुसार 3 बजे निर्धारित है।"
太平洋标准时间
Transliteration: Tàipíngyáng biāozhǔn shíjiān
"会议定于太平洋标准时间下午3点举行。"
태평양 표준시
Transliteration: Taepyeongyang pyojun-si
"회의는 태평양 표준시 오후 3시에 예정되어 있습니다."
太平洋標準時
Transliteration: Taiheiyō hyōjunji
"会議は太平洋標準時の午後3時に予定されています。"
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