| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Puerto Rico |
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| (pwer-tuh, pawr-tuh REE-koh) Island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Miami, Florida. Its capital and largest city is San Juan. | 1 |
| ‡ Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States. Citizens of Puerto Rico are also American citizens but do not vote in federal elections and do not pay federal taxes on their local earnings. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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