Meaning of Neo-Rican | Babel Free

Definitions

Adjective. [B2]

Examples

“A questionnaire which a number of Neo-Rican students filled out for me indicated a preference for use of English among those of their own age group for all purposes.”

“Entire urbanizations like Levittown, Caguas and Bayamon near San Juan have sprung up with predominantly “Neo-Rican” or [“]Newyorican” populations.”

“Teams finishing in the top half of their division are permitted one “Neo-Rician”^([sic]) player—one who is a Puerto Rican by descent but does not live on the island.”

“Among the 107 selections included in the anthology, representative of writers belonging to the past and the present literary trends, there are a few that represent the Neo-Rican modality.”

“Entire urbanizations like Levittown, Caguas and Bayamon near San Juan have sprung up with predominately "neo-Rican" or "Newyorican" populations.”

“School authorities report that, in general, the neo-Rican children (born of Puerto Rican parents in the United States) are non-Spanish-speaking.”

“I think the rhythms are easy to understand in a generic way, but the balance has to be struck between three cultures – Puerto Rican, neo-Rican and New York.”

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