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Nuyoricans

Nuyoricans is the plural of Nuyorican.

Meaning of Nuyorican

Noun

Nuyorican (plural Nuyoricans)

  1. (informal) A New Yorker of Puerto Rican descent.
    • There are about 40 young men and women, largely second‐ and third-generation Puerto Rican New Yorkers who call themselves "Nuyoricans," in the crowded storefront cafe at 505 East Sixth Street, on the Lower East Side. Some are poets, some are listeners.1976 May 14, David Vidal, “‘Nuyoricans’ express pain and Joy in poetry”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Nov 2024...

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Questions about Nuyoricans

What is Nuyoricans the plural of?
Nuyoricans is the plural of Nuyorican.

Words near Nuyoricans in the dictionary

  1. Nuxalk
  2. Nuxalkmc
  3. Nuxalks
  4. Nuxálk
  5. nuyorican
  6. Nuyoricans
  7. nuze
  8. Nuzhen
  9. Nuzhens
  10. Nuzhi
  11. Nuzi

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