Costa Rican
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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Freese saved the day by stopping three of the Costa Rican attempts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Nearby, Costa Rican tourist Jordan Bermúdez said his group went ahead with their plans.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
Chaves' statement came shortly after Costa Rica said it was closing its embassy in Havana and told Cuba to withdraw its diplomatic staff from San Jose, the Costa Rican capital.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
Costa Rican officials have repeatedly confirmed that they will take him in.
From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2025
Pieces with round bodies have conical legs, like much of the Chiriquian ware, but those with shallow basins and angular, incurved, upright, or flaring rims have the Costa Rican tripod.
From Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 by Holmes, William Henry
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