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Arecibo

US/ˌæɹəˈsiːboʊ/

Arecibo proper noun: a city and municipality of Puerto Rico, United States. Also the ellipsis of Arecibo Observatory.

Proper noun

Arecibo

  1. A city and municipality of Puerto Rico, United States.
  2. A diocese in Puerto Rico, United States, of the Roman Catholic Church.

Also used as

Arecibo is also the ellipsis of Arecibo Observatory.

Origin of Arecibo

From Spanish Arecibo, from Taíno Aresibo.

Phrases with Arecibo

Questions about Arecibo

What does Arecibo mean?
Arecibo means a city and municipality of Puerto Rico, United States.
What part of speech is Arecibo?
Arecibo is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Arecibo?
Arecibo is pronounced /ˌæɹəˈsiːboʊ/ (US).

Words near Arecibo in the dictionary

  1. arecatannin
  2. arecatannins
  3. ARECC
  4. Arechiga
  5. Arechigas
  6. Arecibo
  7. Arecibo message
  8. arecid
  9. arecids
  10. arecoid
  11. arecolin

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