neo-rican
Collocations
3NEO-RICAN + NOUN
newyorican, populations, puerto, rican, students
PREP.
out, up, with
ADV.
predominantly, predominately
Definitions
adj
Alternative form of Neorican.
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.
noun
Alternative form of Neorican.
In my own work with Spanish-speaking groups, I have noticed that the Mexican Americans, or Chicanos, conserve Spanish much better, even after generations of living in the United States, than do the "Neo-Ricans" or children of Puerto Rican parents living in New York and in other large urban areas of the East, because the Neo-Ricans tend to prefer English in all domains and speak Spanish only to older people.
Harris’ “Neo-Rican” was a guard from Long Island University, named Lou Brignoni.
adj
Alternative form of Neorican.
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.
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6A 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.
WiktionaryEntire urbanizations like Levittown, Caguas and Bayamon near San Juan have sprung up with predominantly “Neo-Rican” or [“]Newyorican” populations.
WiktionaryTeams 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.
WiktionaryIn my own work with Spanish-speaking groups, I have noticed that the Mexican Americans, or Chicanos, conserve Spanish much better, even after generations of living in the United States, than do the "N
WiktionaryHarris’ “Neo-Rican” was a guard from Long Island University, named Lou Brignoni.
WiktionaryHe gleaned the buoyant and fervent élan of the Puertorriqueños and Neo-Ricans with warmth and enthusiasm, though he did not shy away from the brutalities the people suffered.
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