Port-of-Spain
noun
a seaport on NW Trinidad, in the SE West Indies: the national capital of Trinidad and Tobago.
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Port of Spain
Port of Spainnounthe 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-spayn, pohrt-]
/ ˈpɔrt əvˈspeɪn, ˈpoʊrt- /
noun
Port of Spain
British
noun
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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
“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
Right back DeAndre Yedlin was the only player from the starting lineup in Port-of-Spain to open against the third-ranked Portuguese, who also used a mostly young lineup.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 14, 2017
In the 1950s, he studied in New York and founded a theater in Trinidad's Port-of-Spain, a Caribbean capital he mentioned with great warmth during his Nobel lecture in 1992.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2017
Rounded Cape Horn, the coast of Brazil, stopped for carnival in Port-of-Spain.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
But scoreless draws with Guatemala and El Salvador had the Americans third in the five-team table heading into the final game in Port of Spain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
The USA had secured a shock win over Trinidad and Tobago in Port of Spain to claim the final spot for Italia '90.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
The USS Gravely, whose upcoming arrival was announced Thursday by the Trinidadian government, docked in the capital, Port of Spain.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025
The USS Gravely, a guided-missile destroyer, is scheduled to dock in Port of Spain from Sunday until Thursday while U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
Under shortened sail she entered Port of Spain, a curiously picturesque old town.
From The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World by Paul Boyton
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