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Definition of: Puerto Rico
(rē′kō)
The easternmost island of the Greater Antilles, ceded to the United States by Spain in 1898; since 1952 a commonwealth; 3,423 square miles; capital, San Juan: former official name, Porto Rico. Abbr. PR
—Puer′to-Ri′can adjective & noun
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