# Costa Rica
## English
### Etymology

From Spanish Costa Rica (“rich coast”).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˌkɒs.tə ˈɹiː.kə/
* (US) enPR: kōstə rēkə; IPA: /ˌkoʊ.stə ˈɹi.kə/, /ˌkɑ.stə ˈɹi.kə/
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)

### Proper noun

Costa Rica
* A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Costa Rica.
* Places in the Philippines:
** A barangay of Batuan, Masbate, Philippines.
    Coordinate terms: Burgos, Cambañez, Canares, Costa Rica, Danao, Gibraltar, Mabuhay, Matabao, Nasandig, Panisihan, Poblacion, Rizal, Royroy, Sawang — barangays of Batuan
** Several barangays of Almagro, Samar, Philippines.
    Hyponyms: Costa Rica I, Costa Rica II — specific places of Costa Rica

#### Derived terms

* Costa Rican (adjective)
* CRI

#### Translations
### See also

* Belize
* Costa Rica
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Honduras
* Nicaragua
* Panama

### Anagrams

* acroatics

## Asturian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kostaˈɾika/ [kos̪.t̪aˈɾi.ka]

### Proper noun

Costa Rica f
* Costa Rica (a country in Central America)

## Breton
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Costa Rica.

### Proper noun

Costa Rica
* Costa Rica (a country in Central America)

#### Alternative forms

* Kosta Rika

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈkɔs.tə ˈri.kə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈkɔs.ta ˈri.ka]
* Audio (Valencia):(file)

### Proper noun

Costa Rica f
* Costa Rica (a country in Central America)

#### Derived terms

* costa-riqueny

## Central Huasteca Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Costa Rica
* Costa Rica (a country in Central America)

## Central Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Costa Rica
* Costa Rica (a country in Central America)

## Danish
### Proper noun

Costa Rica
* Costa Rica (a country in Central America)

#### Related terms

* costaricaner
* costaricansk

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Costa Rica.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌkɔs.taː ˈri.kaː/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Costa Rica n
* Costa Rica (a country in Central America)

#### Derived terms

* Costa Ricaan

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Spanish Costa Rica.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkostɑ ˈrikɑ/, [ˈko̞s̠tɑ̝ ˈrikɑ̝]
* IPA: /ˈkostɑˌrikɑ/, [ˈko̞s̠tɑ̝ˌrikɑ̝]

### Proper noun

Costa Rica
* Costa Rica (a country in Central America)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Costa Rica (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Costa Ricani
accusative
nom.
Costa Ricani
gen.
Costa Ricani
genitive
Costa Ricani
partitive
Costa Ricaani
inessive
Costa Ricassani
elative
Costa Ricastani
illative
Costa Ricaani
adessive
Costa Ricallani
ablative
Costa Ricaltani
allative
Costa Ricalleni
essive
Costa Ricanani
translative
Costa Ricakseni
abessive
Costa Ricattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Costa Ricasi
accusative
nom.
Costa Ricasi
gen.
Costa Ricasi
genitive
Costa Ricasi
partitive
Costa Ricaasi
inessive
Costa Ricassasi
elative
Costa Ricastasi
illative
Costa Ricaasi
adessive
Costa Ricallasi
ablative
Costa Ricaltasi
allative
Costa Ricallesi
essive
Costa Ricanasi
translative
Costa Ricaksesi
abessive
Costa Ricattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Costa Ricamme
accusative
nom.
Costa Ricamme
gen.
Costa Ricamme
genitive
Costa Ricamme
partitive
Costa Ricaamme
inessive
Costa Ricassamme
elative
Costa Ricastamme
illative
Costa Ricaamme
adessive
Costa Ricallamme
ablative
Costa Ricaltamme
allative
Costa Ricallemme
essive
Costa Ricanamme
translative
Costa Ricaksemme
abessive
Costa Ricattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Costa Ricanne
accusative
nom.
Costa Ricanne
gen.
Costa Ricanne
genitive
Costa Ricanne
partitive
Costa Ricaanne
inessive
Costa Ricassanne
elative
Costa Ricastanne
illative
Costa Ricaanne
adessive
Costa Ricallanne
ablative
Costa Ricaltanne
allative
Costa Ricallenne
essive
Costa Ricananne
translative
Costa Ricaksenne
abessive
Costa Ricattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Costa Ricansa
accusative
nom.
Costa Ricansa
gen.
Costa Ricansa
genitive
Costa Ricansa
partitive
Costa Ricaansa
inessive
Costa Ricassaan Costa Ricassansa
elative
Costa Ricastaan Costa Ricastansa
illative
Costa Ricaansa
adessive
Costa Ricallaan Costa Ricallansa
ablative
Costa Ricaltaan Costa Ricaltansa
allative
Costa Ricalleen Costa Ricallensa
essive
Costa Ricanaan Costa Ricanansa
translative
Costa Ricakseen Costa Ricaksensa
abessive
Costa Ricattaan Costa Ricattansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* costaricanhyppyhiiri

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɔs.ta ʁi.ka/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Costa Rica m
* Costa Rica (a country in Central America)

## Galician
### Proper noun

Costa Rica f
* Costa Rica (a country in Central America)

#### Derived terms

* costarriqueño

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Costa Rica n (proper noun, genitive Costa Ricas or (optionally with an article) Costa Rica)
* Costa Rica (a country in Central America)

#### Declension

$^1$Optionally with an article.

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkostɒrikɒ]
* Hyphenation: Cos‧ta Ri‧ca
* Rhymes: -kɒ

### Proper noun

Costa Rica
* Costa Rica (a country in Central America; official name: Costa Rica-i Köztársaság)

#### Derived terms

* Costa Rica-i

### See also

* Belize
* Costa Rica
* Guatemala
* Honduras
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Salvador
* ↑ The Hungarian term may also refer to Middle America in the political and human geographical sense, including Mexico—Mexikó—and the West Indies. For the latter, see Nagy-Antillák, Kis-Antillák, Bahama-szigetek, Turks- és Caicos-szigetek.

## Interlingua
### Proper noun

Costa Rica
* Costa Rica (a country in Central America)

## Italian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Costa Rica.

### Proper noun

Costa Rica f
* Costa Rica (a country in Central America)

#### Derived terms

* costaricano

### Anagrams

* accorasti, cascatori, raccostai, riaccosta, ricascato, scaricato, scorciata, socratica, stracocia

## Livonian
### Proper noun

Costa Rica
* Costa Rica (a country in Central America)
    San José um Costa Rica pǟjālgab — San José is Coasta Rica's capital

#### Declension
## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Costa Rica
* Costa Rica (a country in Central America)

#### Related terms

* costaricaner
* costaricansk
* kostarikaner
* kostarikansk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Costa Rica
* Costa Rica (a country in Central America)

#### Related terms

* costarican, costaricanar
* costaricansk
* kostarikan, kostarikanar
* kostarikansk

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈkɔs.tɐ ˈʁi.kɐ/ [ˈkɔs.tɐ ˈhi.kɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈkɔs.tɐ ˈʁi.kɐ/ [ˈkɔs.tɐ ˈhi.kɐ]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈkɔʃ.tɐ ˈʁi.kɐ/ [ˈkɔʃ.tɐ ˈχi.kɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈkɔs.ta ˈʁi.ka/ [ˈkɔs.ta ˈhi.ka]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈkɔʃ.tɐ ˈʁi.kɐ/

### Proper noun

Costa Rica f
* Costa Rica (a country in Central America)

#### Derived terms

* costa-ricense
* costa-riquenho
* costa-riquense

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Costa Rica
* Costa Rica (a country in Central America)

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌkosta ˈrika/ [ˌkos.t̪a ˈri.ka]
* Audio (Costa Rica):(file)
* Audio (Spain):(file)
* Syllabification: Cos‧ta Ri‧ca

### Proper noun

Costa Rica f
* Costa Rica (a country in Central America)
    Synonym: (Costa Rica, colloquial) Ticolandia

#### Derived terms

* costarricense
* costarriqueño

### See also

* tico

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Costa Rica n (genitive Costa Ricas)
* Costa Rica (a country in Central America)

#### Related terms

* costarican
* costaricansk
* costaricanska

### References

* Costa Rica in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* Svensk MeSH

## Welsh
### Proper noun

Costa Rica f
Costa Rica (a country in Central America)

#### Coordinate terms

* Belîs
* Costa Rica
* El Salfador
* Gwatemala
* Hondwras
* Nicaragwa
* Panama