Port-au-Prince

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

/ ˌpɔrt oʊˈprɪns, ˌpoʊrt-; French pɔr toʊˈprɛ̃s /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Port-au-Prince

Porta-Potti, port arms, Port Arthur, portative, portative organ, Port-au-Prince, port authority, Port Blair, port captain, Port Charlotte, Port Chester

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How to use Port-au-Prince in a sentence

There has been no funding available for longer-term assistance, and many deportees are arriving in one of the most dangerous cities in the hemisphere — Port-au-Prince — without transportation or shelter.
U.S. special envoy to Haiti resigns, says he will not be associated with ‘inhumane, counterproductive’ deportations of Haitians|John Hudson, Anne Gearan, Anthony Faiola|September 23, 2021|Washington Post
Approximately 250,000 people perished— most of them near the capital of Port-au-Prince.
Haiti Isn’t Cursed. It is Exploited.|Malaika Jabali|September 22, 2021|Essence.com
The epicenter of the quake was near Petit Trou de Nippes, a town on Haiti’s southern peninsula about 125 kilometers west of Port-au-Prince.
Haiti’s citizen seismologists helped track its devastating quake in real time|Carolyn Gramling|August 18, 2021|Science News
Gang violence has surged in the capital city of Port-au-Prince, as inflation and a delayed election contribute to the state of crisis in the Western Hemisphere's most impoverished nation.
17 suspects detained in assassination of Haiti's president|Erin Doherty|July 9, 2021|Axios

As firefights between police and suspects continued Thursday, the Taiwanese Embassy in Port-au-Prince said Haitian police, with Taipei’s approval, had entered its grounds and seized 11 people who had broken into the compound and were holed up there.
Assassination of Haitian president becomes complex international web|Widlore Merancourt, Anthony Faiola, Rachel Pannett, Shawn Boburg|July 9, 2021|Washington Post
The new claims present numerous big problems for Prince Andrew.
Buckingham Palace Disputes Sex Allegations Against Prince ‘Randy Andy’|Tom Sykes|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Prince may have pranced around like a carefree libertine onstage, but in rehearsal he was more drill sergeant than sprite.
Speed Read: The Juiciest Bits From the History of ‘Purple Rain’|Jennie Yabroff|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
His keepers fed the beast copious amounts of port, Champagne, and whiskey to pacify the persnickety pachyderm.
Zebra Finches, Dolphins, Elephants, and More Animals Under the Influence|Bill Schulz|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Houston has the largest medical center in the world, and the largest export port in the entire country.
Will Texas Stay Texan?|David Fontana|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Prince George and his parents are enjoying their first Christmas in their magnificent country home.
Prince George’s Christmas: Better Than Yours|Tom Sykes|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And it would be hard indeed, if so remote a prince's notions of virtue and vice were to be offered as a standard for all mankind.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
The experience of the Jesuit fathers at Port Royal is related at length, from their own point of view.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
At the end of the campaign the Emperor justly rewarded his lieutenant by creating him Prince of Wagram.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
He professed both to abominate and despise all mystery, refinement, and intrigue, either in a prince or a minister.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
At the port of Cavite is a parochial church, which ministers to over three thousand souls.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Port-au-Prince

Port-au-Prince

/ (ˈpɔːtəʊˈprɪns, French pɔrtoprɛ̃s) /

noun

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)

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