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Príncipe

Or Prin·ci·pe

[prin-suh-puh, -pey, preen-see-puh]

noun

  1. an island in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western coast of Africa: one of the two chief components of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. 54 sq. mi. (140 sq. km).



Príncipe

/ ˈprɪ̃sipə, ˈprɪnsɪpiː /

noun

  1. an island in the Gulf of Guinea, off the W coast of Africa: part of São Tomé and Príncipe. Area: 150 sq km (58 sq miles)

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Some, like Debbie Principe, whose two adopted children have special needs, have spent decades trying to secure citizenship for their dependents.

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"We'll just be lucky if they don't get picked up and deported to another country that isn't even their country of origin," Ms Principe said.

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The coastguard says it has located and detained Ceres I, sailing under the flag of São Tomé and Príncipe, and two tugboats that were towing the vessel off the country's eastern coast.

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As a lounge singer crooned, the Billionaire man strode in the Principe Savoia hotel bar in a warm parka or puffer coat with leather and corduroy detailing over a turtleneck and loose-fitting trousers.

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Elsewhere, it is rare, with only Angola, Fiji, Lesotho, Pakistan, Sao Tome and Principe, and Tanzania adopting the rule.

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