Definition of Commonwealth of puerto rico

1. Noun. A self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico.

Exact synonyms: Porto Rico, Pr, Puerto Rico
Generic synonyms: Commonwealth
Group relationships: Caribbean, Greater Antilles
Terms within: Porto Rico, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Culebra, Vieques

Lexicographical Neighbors of Commonwealth Of Puerto Rico

Common Market
Common Oceanian
Common Slavic
Common Slavonic
Common Type System
Common era
Commons
Commonwealth
Commonwealth Day
Commonwealth English
Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth of Australia
Commonwealth of Dominica
Commonwealth of Independent States
Commonwealth of Nations
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Commonwealth realm
Communard
Communications Security Establishment
Communications Security Establishment Canada
Communion
Communism
Communist
Communist China
Communist Manifesto
Communist Party
Communist Party of China
Communist Party of Kampuchea

Literary usage of Commonwealth of puerto rico

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. US Insular Areas: Multiple Factors Affect Federal Healthcare Funding by Kathryn G. Allen (2006)
"... DC 20548 Dear Mr. Walker As Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, I am concerned about the federal healthcare resources available to over 4 ..."

2. Alcohol Use Among U. S. Ethnic Minorities edited by Danielle Spiegler (1993)
"San Juan: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 1982. Puerto Rico Department of Treasury, Office of Economic Affairs. Estimates of Consumption of Ethyl Alcohol ..."

3. Puerto Rico by Don Philpott (2003)
"commonwealth of puerto rico In 1952, both the US Congress and the people of Puerto Rico approved a new constitution granting the island limited autonomy. ..."

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