Synonyms for puerto rico
ˈpwɛr tə ˈri koʊ, ˈpwɛr toʊ, ˈpɔr tə, ˈpoʊr-puer·to ri·co

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1. Puerto Riconoun

   Synonyms:
   PR

2. Puerto Riconoun

   A self-governing Commonwealth in the Caribbean which is a territory of the United States. Official name: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

   Synonyms:
   PR

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1. Puerto Rico, Porto Rico, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, PRnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   praseodymium, public relations, atomic number 59

2. Puerto Rico, Porto Riconoun

   the smallest and easternmost of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean

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1. • Greater Antilles
   • Puerto Rico
   • Commonwealth
   • Island

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1. Stephen Vazquez:

   We enrolled 72 yesterday, she said. Some arrive alone. Each new student costs the district roughly $ 28,000 – an unbudgeted expense of more than $ 70 million, say school officials. It's like adding two elementary schools to our population that we were unable to plan for and project, Pace said. Osceola County is waiting on answers for state and national funding. Even before the storm, Puerto Ricans were fleeing a debt-ridden economy – at the pace of 80,000 a year from an island whose population is just 3.5 million. But now that flight has turned desperate. Half a million Puerto Ricans are expected to come to Florida in the next four years to join the one million already in the state. Mirbelys LaJara and Mirbelys LaJara two daughters are Hurricane Maria victims from Puerto Rico. My children don't have school, don't have work, I don't have nothing, Mirbelys LaJara said. The exodus from Hurricane Maria has added to what already has been in influx of Puerto Ricans in the Orlando area of central Central Florida and students in Orange County district in recent years. And more are expected from the ravaged island, where widespread power outages are continuing and many still lack running water. Here students at Riverdale Elementary School, in Orlando, Central Florida receive supplies. ( Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) Eight weeks after the hurricane, much of Puerto Rico remains without power, internet or phone service. Many also lack running water. Stephen Vazquez grew specialty hot peppers and cilantro. I'm kind of stuck in the air, you know, i produce hydroponically as well so without light, water issues, I can't even really produce. A farmer without light or water who has come to Orlando with two pairs of pants and a shirt. Starting from zero.

2. Boban Marjanovic:

   We took Puerto Rico seriously and played at full throttle from start to finish, we still have room to improve. It will be tough against Spain (in the next game) as always but we are looking forward to the challenge.

3. Peggy Davis:

   By no means do I want to suggest that Puerto Rico is the center of everything Trump-related, but it certainly is a platform which exemplifies all of the worst traits of The President, why The President is racist.

4. Margaret Honein:

   We have an ongoing collaboration with Puerto Rico department of health, and we have ongoing discussions about working to align our case definitions. But at this time we’re not fully aligned.

5. Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan:

   Right now, we are working with the Natural Resources committee, the administration, and our Democratic counterparts to iron out the final constitutional and legal questions surrounding the legislation, let me be clear: There will be no taxpayer bailout of Puerto Rico.