Costa Rica

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Costa Rica

/ˌkɒs.tə ˈɹiːkə/ UK
/ˌkɔs.tə ˈɹɪjkə/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˌkoʊ.stə ˈɹi.kə/ US
/ˌkɑ.stə ˈɹi.kə/ US
/ˌkɔs.tə ˈɹiːkə/ Australia
/ˌkɔs.tə ˈɾi.kə/ Scotland
/ˌkɒs.tə ˈɾiːkə/ Wales

Rhymes with -iːkə

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Borrowed from Spanish Costa Rica (“rich coast”).

proper noun

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Costa Rica. He got to Costa Rica in early November. It has poured rain every day. “Spirits,” he said, “are still high.”
A barangay of Batuan, Masbate, Philippines.
Several barangays of Almagro, Samar, Philippines.

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name country

Español	Costa Rica
한국어	코스타리카 Koseutarika
日本語	コスタリカ Kosutarika
中文	哥斯達黎加 /哥斯达黎加 Gēsīdálíjiā
हिन्दी	कोस्टा रिका kosṭā rikā
Kiswahili	Kostarika
Português	Costa Rica
Français	Costa Rica
Deutsch	Costa Rica
Italiano	Costa Rica
Ελληνικά	Κόστα Ρίκα Kósta Ríka
Română	Costa Rica
Русский	Коста-Ри́ка Kosta-Ríka
Tiếng Việt	Cốt-xta Ri-ca
العربية	كُوسْتَارِيكَا kostarīkā
עברית	קוֹסְטָה רִיקָה kósta ríka

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@misc{costa_rica_2026,
  title = {Costa Rica},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/costa%20rica},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}