Meanings
adjectiveNewyorican (not comparable)
- alternativenot comparableAlternative form of Nuyorican.
nounNewyorican (plural Newyoricans)
plural Newyoricans
- alternativeAlternative spelling of Nuyorican.
1 more example
But the decade's spirit of questioning and mobilization also took hold among minorities, including New York City's more than three million Latinos—primarily Puerto Ricans, or "Newyoricans." […] In the wake of the Black Panthers, the Young Lords mobilized Newyoricans to demand fair treatment and better social services.
1995, Peter Manuel, “Latin Music in the New World Order: Salsa & Beyond”, in Ron Sakolsky, Fred Wei-han Ho, editors, Sounding Off!: Music As Subversion/Resistance/Revolution, Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.: Autonomedia, →ISBN, page 277
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Newyorican. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Newyorican
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“Newyorican.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Newyorican. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Newyorican,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Newyorican.
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