puerto rico

1. 1.

   a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico

   SynonymsPorto RicoCommonwealth of Puerto RicoPR

   Broadercommonwealth

   Part ofGreater AntillesCaribbean

   PartsPuerto RicoSan JuanCulebraVieques
2. 2.

   the smallest and easternmost of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean

   SynonymsPorto Rico

   Broaderisland

   Part ofPuerto Rico

Questions about puerto rico

What does puerto rico mean?

puerto rico means "a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for puerto rico?

Close synonyms include Porto Rico, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, PR, Porto Rico. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is puerto rico a common word?

puerto rico is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.