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Puerto Rico

/ˌpɔɹtəˈɹikoʊ/

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Puerto Rico/ˌpwɛɹtoʊˈɹikoʊ/

Puerto Rico proper noun: a self-governing commonwealth and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean.

puerto rico: a self-governing commonwealth and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean
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Proper noun

Puerto Rico

  1. A self-governing commonwealth and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean.
    • He also added, “I love Puerto Rico and vacation there. I made fun of everyone… watch the whole set.”2024 October 28, Danielle Kurtzleben, “Off-color jokes, vitriol take over Trump Madison Square Garden rally”, in NPR
  2. The island comprising most of that territory.
    • The indigenous Taíno name for the island of Puerto Rico was 'Borikén', which literally means "Homeland of the People".
    Synonyms:
    Borikén

Puerto Rico meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Thai and Vietnamese

Puerto Rico in Hindi

territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
प्यूर्टो रिको pyūrṭo riko

Puerto Rico in Arabic

territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
بُورْتُو رِيكُو burtū rīkū, بُورْتُورِيكُو būrtūrīkū

Puerto Rico in Thai

territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
ปวยร์โตรีโก bpuai-dtoo-rii-gôo

Puerto Rico in Vietnamese

territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Pu-éc-tô Ri-cô

Synonyms of Puerto Rico

Forms of Puerto Rico

alternative formPorto Rico

Origin of Puerto Rico

Borrowed from Spanish Puerto Rico (literally “Rich Port”). In US English, the name is commonly pronounced and was formerly spelled Porto Rico; many other Spanish Puerto placenames were formerly also anglicized to Porto.

Words formed from Puerto Rico

Words that rhyme with Puerto Rico

Questions about Puerto Rico

What does Puerto Rico mean?
Puerto Rico means a self-governing commonwealth and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean.
What is Puerto Rico in Hindi?
Puerto Rico in Hindi is प्यूर्टो रिको (pyūrṭo riko). See Puerto Rico meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico is pronounced /ˌpɔɹtəˈɹikoʊ/ (US).

Words near Puerto Rico in the dictionary

  1. Puerto Rican tanagers
  2. Puerto Rican time
  3. Puerto Rican Virgin Islands
  4. Puerto Ricanness
  5. Puerto Ricans
  6. Puerto Rico
  7. Puerto Rico Trench
  8. Puerto Suárez
  9. Puerto Vallarta
  10. Puerto Varas
  11. Puertopia

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Puerto Rico (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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