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Puer·to Ri·co AHD[pwĕr'tə rēʹkō, pôrt'ə, pōrt'ə, pwĕrʹtō] abbr.缩写 PR,P.R.D.J.[ˌpwertə ˈriːkəʊ, ˌpɔːtə, ˌpəʊrtə, ˈpwertəʊ]K.K.[ˌpwɛrtə ˈriko, ˌpɔrtə, ˌportə, ˈpwɛrto]NONE（无词性）- A self-governing island commonwealth of the United States in the Caribbean Sea east of Hispaniola. Discovered by Columbus in 1493, it was colonized by the Spanish in the 16th century and ceded to the United States in 1898 after the Spanish-American War. Commonwealth status was proclaimed in 1952 and has been upheld by various plebiscites since the 1960's. San Juan is the capital and the largest city. Population, 3,522,037.波多黎各：一个位于加勒比海中的美国自治联邦岛，位于希斯巴纽拉岛以东。哥伦布于1493年发现，16世纪成为西班牙殖民地，1898年美国西战争后被割让给美国，1952年宣布为联邦，自60年代起通过各种全民投票保持了其联邦地位，圣胡安是首都和最大城市。人口3,522,037
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