English-Dutch translations for puerto rico

• Porto Rico
• Puerto Rico
  Hij wil van Spanje een nieuw Puerto Rico maken. He wants to turn the Spanish State into a new Puerto Rico.
  Onze wetenschappers kwamen uit Duitsland, Noorwegen, Hongarije, Puerto Rico en ook uit de Verenigde Staten. Our scientists came from Germany, Norway, Hungary, Puerto Rico and also the United States.
  Ik ben verheugd u mede te kunnen delen dat een afvaardiging van de senaat van Puerto Rico heeft plaatsgenomen op de officiële tribune. I am happy to inform you that a delegation from the Senate of Puerto Rico have taken their seats in the visitors' gallery.

Definition of puerto rico

• A self-governing Commonwealth in the Caribbean which is a territory of the United States
• The island comprising most of that territory

Examples

• The indigenous Taíno name for the island of Puerto Rico was Borikén, which literally means "Land of the Valiant Lord

Related words

• Puerto Rican
• Puerto Rican Parrot
• Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo
• Puerto Rican Screech Owl
• Puerto Rican Nightjar
• Puerto Rican Emerald
• Puerto Rican Tody
• Puerto Rican Woodpecker
• Puerto Rican Flycatcher