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PUERTO RICO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The smallest and easternmost of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
Holonyms ("Puerto Rico" is a part of...):
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; Porto Rico; PR; Puerto Rico (a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico
Synonyms:
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; Porto Rico; PR; Puerto Rico
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
commonwealth (the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico))
Meronyms (parts of "Puerto Rico"):
Porto Rico; Puerto Rico (the smallest and easternmost of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean)
San Juan (the capital and largest city of Puerto Rico)
Culebra (a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico with miles of beautiful beaches)
Vieques (a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico used for target practice by the United States Navy)
Holonyms ("Puerto Rico" is a part of...):
Caribbean (region including the Caribbean Islands)
Greater Antilles (a group of islands in the western West Indies)
