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Porto Rico

[ pawr-tuh ree-koh, pohr- ]

noun

  1. former official name (until 1932) of Puerto Rico.


Porto Rico

/ ˈpɔːtə ˈriːkəʊ /

noun

  1. the former name (until 1932) of Puerto Rico
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • Porto Rican adjective noun
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Example Sentences

“No,” Mrs. Johnson said, “Porto Rico. Keep your r’s soft. Try again.”

The manager at Urban Rustic, which sells Porto Rico Importing Co coffee and fresh sandwiches near the park, told me the store was all out of the feline meal.

Although each has a coffee bar, Mr. Longo stressed that Porto Rico’s specialty has always been coffee beans and tea leaves, not cafes.

Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands, as well as Alaska, were later included by name in the jurisdiction of the code of 1909.

HUMACAO, a small city and the capital of a municipal district and department of the same name, in Porto Rico, 46 m.

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