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Porto Rico

American  
[pawr-tuh ree-koh, pohr-] / ˈpɔr tə ˈri koʊ, ˈpoʊr- /

noun

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


Porto Rico British  
/ 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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Porto Rico, also starring Viggo Mortensen, will be executive produced by Alejandro G Iñárritu, the Oscar-winning director of Birdman and The Revenant.

From BBC Feb. 19, 2026

Porto Rico, described as a love letter to the 31-year-old's home of Puerto Rico, will be directed by rapper René Pérez, known as Residente.

From BBC Feb. 19, 2026

Porto Rico in 1922 added yet more complexity, finding that the Constitution didn’t apply in full to the territories—only “fundamental” rights were automatically in effect.

From Slate Oct. 9, 2017

Once he learned the business, he approached Patsy Albanese, the owner of Porto Rico, then at 195 Bleecker.

From New York Times Mar. 27, 2014

Hawaii and Porto Rico protection 1900 Bennett v.

From Copyright: Its History and Its Law by Bowker, Richard Rogers

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