Costa Rican

Variant of Costa Rica

Costa Rica definition

Costa Rica (käs′tə rē′kə, kôs′-, kōs′-)

country in Central America, northwest of Panama: revolted against Spain in 1821; became an independent republic in 1848: 19,730 sq mi (51,101 sq km); pop. 2,417,000; cap. San José

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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