phrase "Boriquén" (Borinquen)

E815532

indigenous place name

The phrase "Boriquén" (Borinquen) is the indigenous Taíno name for the island of Puerto Rico, often used poetically to evoke its pre-colonial heritage and cultural identity.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Boriquén	0
Borinquen	0
Boricua	0

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	indigenous place name ⓘ
accentMark	acute accent on e ⓘ
alternateSpelling	Borinquen NERFINISHED ⓘ Boriquén NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Taíno culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Taíno culture ⓘ pre-colonial heritage of Puerto Rico ⓘ pre-colonial heritage of Puerto Rico ⓘ
connotation	cultural pride ⓘ cultural pride ⓘ indigenous identity ⓘ indigenous identity ⓘ
countryToday	Puerto Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ Puerto Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalRole	marker of national identity for Puerto Ricans ⓘ marker of national identity for Puerto Ricans ⓘ
denotes	island of Puerto Rico ⓘ island of Puerto Rico ⓘ
derivedFrom	Boriquén NERFINISHED ⓘ
etymologyStatus	pre-Columbian ⓘ pre-Columbian ⓘ
historicalPeriod	pre-colonial Caribbean ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	Taíno NERFINISHED ⓘ Taíno NERFINISHED ⓘ
refersTo	Puerto Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ Puerto Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ person from Puerto Rico ⓘ
region	Caribbean ⓘ Caribbean ⓘ
relatedEthnonym	Boricua ⓘ Boricua ⓘ
semanticField	toponym ⓘ toponym ⓘ
symbolizes	connection to Taíno ancestry ⓘ connection to Taíno ancestry ⓘ
usedAs	poetic name for Puerto Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ poetic name for Puerto Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedBy	Puerto Ricans NERFINISHED ⓘ Puerto Ricans NERFINISHED ⓘ Taíno people NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedIn	Puerto Rican literature ⓘ Puerto Rican literature ⓘ Puerto Rican music ⓘ Puerto Rican music ⓘ Puerto Rican poetry ⓘ Puerto Rican poetry ⓘ
writingSystem	Latin alphabet ⓘ Latin alphabet ⓘ

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

El Corazón de Boriquén → hasPart → phrase "Boriquén" (Borinquen) ⓘ