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COSTA RICAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Costa Rica

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Costa Rican" is a kind of...):

Central American (a native or inhabitant of Central America)

Holonyms ("Costa Rican" is a member of...):

Costa Rica; Republic of Costa Rica (a republic in Central America; one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America. In Spanish, Costa Rica means Rich Coast (Costa means Coast, Rica means Rich))

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to Costa Rica or its people

Example:

our Costa Rican neighbors

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Costa Rica (a republic in Central America; one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America. In Spanish, Costa Rica means Rich Coast (Costa means Coast, Rica means Rich))

Derivation:

Costa Rica (a republic in Central America; one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America. In Spanish, Costa Rica means Rich Coast (Costa means Coast, Rica means Rich))

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