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  • Port-of-Spain
    Port-of-Spain
    noun
    a seaport on NW Trinidad, in the SE West Indies: the national capital of Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Port of Spain
    Port of Spain
    noun
    the capital and chief port of Trinidad and Tobago, on the W coast of Trinidad. Pop: 56 000 (2005 est)

Port-of-Spain

American  
[pawrt-uhv-speyn, pohrt-] / ˈpɔrt əvˈspeɪn, ˈpoʊrt- /

noun

  1. a seaport on NW Trinidad, in the SE West Indies: the national capital of Trinidad and Tobago.


Port of Spain British  

noun

  1. the capital and chief port of Trinidad and Tobago, on the W coast of Trinidad. Pop: 56 000 (2005 est)

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A team of divers will assess the tanker and remove any hanging debris that could impact its towing to the capital Port-of-Spain in Trinidad.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2024

Trinidad won 2-1 on Monday night in Port-of-Spain, overcoming a deficit by scoring twice after Dest’s 39th-minute ejection left the U.S. a man short.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2023

His first win as test captain came at Port-of-Spain when India reached 406-4 in a historic chase.

From Washington Times • Oct. 23, 2023

“Miguel Street” is a collection of linked stories set on a street in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, during the 1940s.

From Washington Post • Nov. 13, 2018

Rounded Cape Horn, the coast of Brazil, stopped for carnival in Port-of-Spain.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

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