English-German translations for puerto rico

• Puerto Rico das
  Er möchte Spanien in ein neues Puerto Rico verwandeln. He wants to turn the Spanish State into a new Puerto Rico.
  Es ist mir eine Freude, Ihnen mitzuteilen, dass eine Delegation des Senats von Puerto Rico auf der Ehrentribüne Platz genommen hat. I am happy to inform you that a delegation from the Senate of Puerto Rico have taken their seats in the visitors' gallery.
  Er ist ein Ministerpräsident, der, denkt man 100 Jahre weiter, den spanischen Staat zu einer neuen Kolonie der Vereinigten Staaten, einem neuen Puerto Rico machen will. He is a prime minister who, one hundred years on, wants to turn the Spanish State into a new colony of the United States; into a new Puerto Rico.

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