Puerto Rico
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Puer·to Ri·co 
[pwer-tuh ree-koh, pwer-toh, pawr-tuh, pohr-; Sp. pwer-taw ree-kaw] Pronunciation Key
[pwer-tuh ree-koh, pwer-toh, pawr-tuh, pohr-; Sp. pwer-taw ree-kaw] Pronunciation Key –noun
| an island in the central West Indies: a commonwealth associated with the U.S. 3,196,520; 3435 sq. mi. (8895 sq. km). Capital: San Juan. Formerly (until 1932), Porto Rico. Abbreviation: P.R., PR |
—Related forms
Puerto Rican.
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| Puer·to Ri·co
(pwěr'tə rē'kō, pôrt'ə, pōrt'ə, pwěr'tō) Pronunciation Key
Abbr. PR or P.R. A self-governing island commonwealth of the United States in the Caribbean Sea east of Hispaniola. Inhabited by Tainos when it was discovered by Columbus in 1493, it was colonized by the Spanish in the 16th century and ceded to the United States in 1898 after the Spanish-American War. Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship in 1917, although residents of the island do not vote in U.S. presidential elections. Commonwealth status was proclaimed in 1952 and has been upheld by various plebiscites since the 1960s. San Juan is the capital and the largest city. Population: 3,930,000. Puer'to Ri'can adj. & n. |
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| puerto rico | |
noun | |
| 1. | a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico |
| 2. | the smallest and easternmost of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean |
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Puerto Rico [(pwer-tuh, pawr-tuh ree-koh)]
Puerto Rico [(pwer-tuh, pawr-tuh ree-koh)]
Island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Miami, Florida. Its capital and largest city is San Juan.
Note: Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States. Citizens of Puerto Rico are also American citizens but do not vote in federal elections and do not pay federal taxes on their local earnings.
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