Costa Rican
adjective
Cos·ta Ri·can
ˌkȯ-stə-ˈrē-kən 
ˌkō-
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Costa Rica or its people
Costa Rican
noun
plural Costa Ricans
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My Costa Rican Hammam Experience included a vigorous scrub-down on a marble slab in the steamy hammam that used a Costa Rican coffee bean exfoliator for a local twist, followed by a heavenly massage.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
Here, the family compound is not a playground so much as a pause button, set among the lushly green escape of a Costa Rican coffee estate.
—Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
San José, the Costa Rican capital, in all its throughways and recreation spots, transforms into an emotional terrain through which all the existential torpor and dislocation reverberate.
—Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
The move to keep Chaves in the administration is unprecedented in Costa Rican politics and will offer the outgoing leader incredible sway over the next government.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
As part of these efforts, the US has ousted Venezuela’s former leader, expanded the US embargo on Cuba, prosecuted senior Mexican officials with alleged cartel ties, and punished Costa Rican journalists for criticizing a Washington ally.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
Esteban Quesada serves as the Costa Rican producer.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Opening the season on Feb. 17 at Real España in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, LAFC advanced to the Round of 16 to face Costa Rican power Alajuelense in the city of Alajuela.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 13 Apr. 2026
The bid was formally presented in October by the United States Soccer Federation in partnership with their Mexican, Jamaican and Costa Rican counterparts, and U.S. Soccer is playing a role in co-ordinating the progress of the bid.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
Here, the family compound is not a playground so much as a pause button, set among the lushly green escape of a Costa Rican coffee estate.
—Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
San José, the Costa Rican capital, in all its throughways and recreation spots, transforms into an emotional terrain through which all the existential torpor and dislocation reverberate.
—Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
The move to keep Chaves in the administration is unprecedented in Costa Rican politics and will offer the outgoing leader incredible sway over the next government.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
As part of these efforts, the US has ousted Venezuela’s former leader, expanded the US embargo on Cuba, prosecuted senior Mexican officials with alleged cartel ties, and punished Costa Rican journalists for criticizing a Washington ally.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
Esteban Quesada serves as the Costa Rican producer.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Opening the season on Feb. 17 at Real España in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, LAFC advanced to the Round of 16 to face Costa Rican power Alajuelense in the city of Alajuela.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 13 Apr. 2026
The bid was formally presented in October by the United States Soccer Federation in partnership with their Mexican, Jamaican and Costa Rican counterparts, and U.S. Soccer is playing a role in co-ordinating the progress of the bid.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Costa Rican.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Costa%20Rican. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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