Puerto Rico

[pwer-tuh ree-koh, pwer-toh, pawr-tuh, pwer-taw ree-kaw]

noun

1. an island in the central West Indies: a commonwealth associated with the U.S. 3,435 sq. mi. (8,895 sq. km). San Juan. P.R., PR

Puerto Rico

/ ˈpwɛə-, ˈpwɜːtəʊ ˈriːkəʊ /

noun

1. Former name (until 1932): Porto Rico.  PR. an autonomous commonwealth (in association with the US) occupying the smallest and easternmost of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean: one of the most densely populated areas in the world; ceded by Spain to the US in 1899. Currency: US dollar. Capital: San Juan. Pop: 3 674 209 (2013 est). Area: 9104 sq km (3515 sq miles)

Puerto Rico

1. Island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Miami, Florida. Its capital and largest city is San Juan.

Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States. Citizens of Puerto Rico are also American citizens but do not vote in federal elections and do not pay federal taxes on their local earnings.

Other Word Forms

• Puerto Rican adjective

Example Sentences

The Pentagon has also sent 10 F-35 jets to Puerto Rico and an Oct.

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The world champions will play Puerto Rico in Fort Lauderdale next Tuesday in a game that was moved from Chicago's Soldier Field earlier this week amid an ongoing US government crackdown on immigrants.

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Overall, between 800,000 and a million hectares of woodland, an area about the size of Puerto Rico, will be restored, under the terms of the project.

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The U.S. has in recent weeks deployed at least eight warships to the region and sent F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico.

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But Downton kept up with the team, even after his job took him to Puerto Rico, where he was forced to host watch parties at his home for the smattering of local alumni.

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