Port-au-Prince

[pawrt-oh-prins, pohrt-, pawr-toh-prans]

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Haiti, in the S part.

Port-au-Prince

/ pɔrtoprɛ̃s, ˈpɔːtəʊˈprɪns /

noun

1. the capital and chief port of Haiti, in the south on the Gulf of Gonaïves: founded in 1749 by the French; university (1944). Pop: 2 090 000 (2005 est)