puerto rico Definition

island in the West Indies east of Hispaniola; a self-governing commonwealth in union with the U.S.; capital San Juan area 3435 square miles (8931 square kilometers), population 3,725,789

sea floor trench extending in a general east to west direction from northeast of Hispaniola to northeast of Saint Martin and containing the deepest known part of the Atlantic, at a depth of 28,374 feet (8648 meters)