Porto Rico

[ pawr-tuh-ree-koh, pohr- ]

/ ˈpɔr tə ˈri koʊ, ˈpoʊr- /

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noun

former official name (until 1932) of Puerto Rico.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Porto Rico

Porto Rican, adjective, noun

Words nearby Porto Rico

portolano, Porto Novo, Port Orange, Port Orford cedar, Porto Rican, Porto Rico, Pôrto Velho, Portoviejo, Port Phillip Bay, Port Pirie, portrait

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How to use Porto Rico in a sentence

The refugees come from Panama, Paraguay, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, and Puerto Rico.
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So in America, “Havana Club” is made by Bacardi in Puerto Rico and can be found in five states.
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For example, since 2011 it has been adding 30 per cent more capacity per year on flights to Puerto Rico.
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He said he uses the quiet time at night to ponder a move to Puerto Rico or maybe Hawaii.
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It was then shipped to Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, and sold for 50 cents on the dollar.
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The shackles of despotism, which began to be loosened on the 24th of August in Porto, are now bursting in this province.
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Ive run a steam laundry in Porto Ricky and had the whole danged business washed away in a hurricane.
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Paganetti of Porto-Vecchio was often saying it to him: "When the day arrives, the island will rise and vote for you as one man."
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Now, there is such a place as Porto del Rey, for I was there once, but not till twenty years later.
The Belted Seas|Arthur Colton
But down here off Puerto Rico, she for once leaves her beaten track of sobriety and indulges in the most extravagant caprices.
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British Dictionary definitions for Porto Rico

Porto Rico

/ (ˈpɔːtə ˈriːkəʊ) /

noun

the former name (until 1932) of Puerto Rico

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