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"Street address" is a noun which is often translated as "la dirección", and "Costa Rica" is a proper noun which is often translated as "Costa Rica". Learn more about the difference between "street address" and "Costa Rica" below.
street address(
strit
uh
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drehs
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la dirección (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My street address is Lincoln Road 899.Mi dirección es Lincoln Road 899.
Costa Rica(
ka
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stuh
ri
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kuh
)A proper noun refers to the name of a person, place, or thing.
1. (country)
a. Costa Rica
Both two-toed sloths and three-toed sloths live in Costa Rica.Tanto los perezosos de dos dedos como los de tres dedos viven en Costa Rica.