republic. 1  a. A political order whose head of state is not a monarch and in modern times is usually a president. b. A nation that has such a political order. 2  a. A political order in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who are entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them. b.
Making the world better, one answer at a time. Puerto Ricans came from South America a long time ago that were called the Taino Indians and there are only a few living up in the mountains...From Puerto Rico.aking the world better, one answer at a time. Puerto Ricans came from South America a long time ago that were called the Taino Indians and there are only a few living up in the mountains...
2 Contributions. Puerto Rico's original name is Borinquen (in Spanish) Boriken, meaning Land of the Brave Lord in the language of the indeginous inhabitants, the Taino people. Cristopher Columâ¦bus named the island San Juan Bautista or St. John the Baptist. The capital city was called Puerto Rico or Rich Port.