Porto Rican
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Women’s singles: Infuriating local favourite Sam Stosur has gone out in the first round for the third consecutive year after blowing a match point against reigning Olympic champion and Porto Rican world No58 Monica Puig.
From The Guardian
I have a college friend who is in poor health, not of Porto Rican descent, but who will not leave the island because he has a commitment to the people in his church.
From New York Times
His father, Alberto, drove a truck for the cane mills of the South Porto Rican Sugar Company and played cuatro in a band along with Mr. Toro’s uncles.
From New York Times
Pure Java is easier to get, and South American, Mexican, Cuban, and Porto Rican coffees are beginning to deserve consideration.
From Project Gutenberg
Porto Rican leaf possesses many of the qualities of good Havana leaf, and like the latter is used in cigar manufacture.
From Project Gutenberg
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