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1. (n.) Puerto Rico
an island in the central West Indies: a commonwealth associated with the U.S. 3,808,610; 3435 sq. mi. (8895 sq. km).
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1. (noun) Puerto Rico, Porto Rico, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, PR
a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico
2. (noun) Puerto Rico, Porto Rico
the smallest and easternmost of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean
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1. puerto rico
An island in the Greater Antilles in the West Indies. Its capital is San Juan. It is a self-governing commonwealth in union with the United States. It was discovered by Columbus in 1493 but no colonization was attempted until 1508. It belonged to Spain until ceded to the United States in 1898. It became a commonwealth with autonomy in internal affairs in 1952. Columbus named the island San Juan for St. John's Day, the Monday he arrived, and the bay Puerto Rico, rich harbor. The island became Puerto Rico officially in 1932. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p987 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p436)
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