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)

Example Sentences

Melissa was about 145 miles southeast of the Jamaican capital Kingston, and about 235 miles southwest of Haiti's Port-au-Prince.

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The looming economic blow comes as Haiti’s beleaguered government struggles to contain gangs that have taken over nearly the entire capital, Port-au-Prince.

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US federal prosecutors have announced criminal charges against Jimmy Cherizier, the Haitian gang leader known as "Barbecue" who leads an alliance of gangs that control much of the capitol of Port-au-Prince.

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"About 80 to 90% of the capital, Port-au-Prince, is under some form of gang control," he said.

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Nine people, including an Irish missionary and a three-year-old child, were kidnapped from an orphanage near Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince on Sunday, officials have said.

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