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Puerto Rican

British  
/ ˈpwɜːtəʊ ˈriːkən, ˈpwɛə- /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Puerto Rico or its inhabitants

"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

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant 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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That’s part of what makes “Hurricane Seasons,” an intimate new independent film about a Puerto Rican family returning home, feel so timely.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Earlier this year, Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny used his Super Bowl half-time show to celebrate Latin American culture.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

With nearly seven million views on social media, the campaign jingle inspired by the Puerto Rican star calls on people not to "let go of the Brazilian flag."

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

I’ve written previously about Joshua Nazario, and the Puerto Rican artist at Embajada continues to evolve.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Why would anyone throw the first Puerto Rican president of the United States into a snowbank?

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer

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