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Puerto Rico
[pwer-tuh ree-koh, pwer-toh, pawr-tuh, pwer-taw ree-kaw]
noun
an island in the central West Indies: a commonwealth associated with the U.S. 3,435 sq. mi. (8,895 sq. km). San Juan. P.R., PR
Puerto Rico
/ ˈpwɛə-, ˈpwɜːtəʊ ˈriːkəʊ /
noun
Former name (until 1932): Porto Rico. PR.an autonomous commonwealth (in association with the US) occupying the smallest and easternmost of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean: one of the most densely populated areas in the world; ceded by Spain to the US in 1899. Currency: US dollar. Capital: San Juan. Pop: 3 674 209 (2013 est). Area: 9104 sq km (3515 sq miles)
Puerto Rico
Island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Miami, Florida. Its capital and largest city is San Juan.
Other Word Forms
- Puerto Rican adjective
Example Sentences
The Trump administration also delayed and denied billions of dollars in aid to Puerto Rico after it was devastated by Hurricane Maria in 2017.
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Rodriguez greeted me on a Zoom call from his present home in Southern California, while wearing a New York Knicks cap.
It was eventually constructed in Puerto Rico, after several US cities rejected it.
Across the country and Puerto Rico, there are more than 77,300 EV charging stations and roughly 216,400 public ports, according to the latest federal data from the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation.
A blend of whispering salsa, R&B and trippy pop, the album chronicled the duo’s complicated return to Puerto Rico from New York following the devastation of Hurricane Maria.
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