Praia

[ Portuguese prahy-ah; English prahy-uh ]

noun

1. the capital of Cape Verde, in the S Atlantic Ocean, on S São Tiago Island.

Praia

/ ˈpraɪə /

noun

1. the capital of Cape Verde; a port and submarine cable station. Pop: 115 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Investigators also have urged anyone who was in Praia da Luz in May 2007 to come forward to tell police what they saw.

From The Daily Beast

The town of Praia, in the island of Terceira, completely destroyed by an earthquake.

From Project Gutenberg

Praia (often written Praya) has a fine harbour, a population of 21,000 and a considerable trade.

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The turtles lay their eggs by night, leaving the water in vast crowds, and crawling to the central and highest part of the praia.

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Some half-dozen full-grown ones were in attendance off the praia, floating about on the lazily flowing, muddy water.

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Some houses have come down, and trees on the Praia and other places have lost nearly all their branches.

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