Costa Rica

[ kos-tuh ree-kuh, kaw-stuh, koh-; Spanish kaws-tah ree-kah ]

noun

1. a republic in Central America, between Panama and Nicaragua. 19,238 sq. mi. (49,825 sq. km). : San José.

Costa Rica

/ ˈkɒstə ˈriːkə /

noun

1. a republic in Central America: gained independence from Spain in 1821; mostly mountainous and volcanic, with extensive forests. Official language: Spanish. Official religion: Roman Catholic. Currency: colón. Capital: San José. Pop: 4 695 942 (2013 est). Area: 50 900 sq km (19 652 sq miles)

Costa Rica

1. Republic in Central America , bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the south and west. Its capital and largest city is San José.

Notes

One of the most politically stable countries of Latin America ; Costa Rica is traditionally very democratic. It has a literacy rate of over ninety percent.

Other Words From

• Costa Rican noun

Example Sentences

Others just behind Uruguay include Scotland, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Sweden and Morocco.

From Ozy

It’s still unclear how the company plans to allocate the funds across the dozens of markets, which are Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Argentina, Australia, Japan, Russia and New Zealand.

From TechCrunch

The Costa Rica resort is usually booked a year out, but this online opportunity gives you or your budding surfer friend a front seat to excellent instruction.

From Outside Online

For weeks, these male bats in Costa Rica spent evenings rubbing wings and singing upside down.

From Science News

Coffee probably comes to mind when one thinks of drinking in Costa Rica, and there’s a good reason for that.

From Eater

But Switzerland, New Zealand, and Costa Rica cannot hold back the New Chaos.

From The Daily Beast

And Costa Rica, for a host of historical reasons, has always been more stable than its neighbors.

From The Daily Beast

Mexico, Panama, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Belize are all seeing an increase in Central Americans seeking asylum as well.

From The Daily Beast

For most of this year, Costa Rica has been ranked by FIFA in the low 30s.

From The Daily Beast

Voting with the United States and Europe were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Japan, Mexico, Peru, and South Korea.

From The Daily Beast

Examination of 18 specimens from Costa Rica shows no differences in scutellation, nor geographic segregation of two populations.

From Project Gutenberg

Similar variation is known in D. melanolomus alternatus in Costa Rica, where some individuals have orange-red venters.

From Project Gutenberg

In Costa Rica many of the natives live in small huts built of plaited rushes.

From Project Gutenberg

It does not appear that there was in Costa Rica at that time any town of such name or size.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1878 Mr. Oversluys, one of our trustiest and most experienced collectors, was despatched to Costa Rica.

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