Porto Rico

[pawr-tuh ree-koh, pohr-]

noun

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

Porto Rico

/ ˈpɔːtə ˈriːkəʊ /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• Porto Rican adjective

Example Sentences

“No,” Mrs. Johnson said, “Porto Rico. Keep your r’s soft. Try again.”

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The manager at Urban Rustic, which sells Porto Rico Importing Co coffee and fresh sandwiches near the park, told me the store was all out of the feline meal.

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Although each has a coffee bar, Mr. Longo stressed that Porto Rico’s specialty has always been coffee beans and tea leaves, not cafes.

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Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands, as well as Alaska, were later included by name in the jurisdiction of the code of 1909.

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HUMACAO, a small city and the capital of a municipal district and department of the same name, in Porto Rico, 46 m.

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