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Puerto Rico

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See also: Puerto-Rico

English

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A map of the Americas with an insert highlighting Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico in the Americas

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Spanish Puerto Rico (literally “Rich Port”). In US English, the name is commonly pronounced and was formerly spelled Porto Rico; many other Spanish Puerto placenames were formerly also anglicized to Porto.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌpɔɹtəˈɹikoʊ/, [ˌpɔɚɾəˈɹikoʊ]
  • (especially in Puerto Rico) IPA(key): /ˌpwɛɹtoʊˈɹikoʊ/, enPR: pwěrʹtō rēʹkō
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpwɜː(ɹ)təˈɹiːkəʊ/, /ˌpwɛə(ɹ)təˈɹiːkəʊ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːkəʊ
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Proper noun

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Puerto Rico

  1. A self-governing commonwealth and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean.
    Synonyms: (official name) Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, (symbol) PR
  2. The island comprising most of that territory.
    The indigenous Taíno name for the island of Puerto Rico was 'Borikén', which literally means "Homeland of the People".

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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See also

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Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text)
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Federal district: Washington, D.C.
Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands

References

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  1. ^ Examples include Portobelo, Panama (formerly called "Porto Bello" in English and "Puerto..." in Spanish); "Porto Cabello" (Puerto Cabello, Venezuela); and "Porto Principe" (Puerto Principe, the settlement which later moved and became Camagüey, Cuba).

Further reading

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

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From Spanish Puerto Rico.

Proper noun

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Puerto Rico

  1. Puerto Rico (a commonwealth, island and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean)
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

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From Spanish Puerto Rico.

Proper noun

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Puerto Rico

  1. Puerto Rico (a commonwealth, island and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean)
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Romanian

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Proper noun

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Puerto Rico n

  1. Puerto Rico (a commonwealth, island and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean)

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Puerto Rico

  1. Puerto Rico (a commonwealth, island and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean)
    Synonym: Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico

Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Proper noun

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Puerto Rico n (genitive Puerto Ricos)

  1. Puerto Rico (a commonwealth, island and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean)
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References

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