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Príncipe

American  
[prin-suh-puh, -pey, preen-see-puh] / ˈprɪn sə pə, -ˌpeɪ, ˈprĩ si pə /
Or Principe

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 British  
/ 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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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.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2024

The Portuguese first laid eyes on São Tomé and Príncipe, a pair of islands in the Gulf of Guinea, in the 1470s.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

A new species of owl with an unusual call has been identified on Príncipe, a small island off the coast of West Africa that was home already to multiple bird species found nowhere else.

From Washington Post • Nov. 5, 2022

Afghanistan, Myanmar and São Tomé and Príncipe are all U.N. member-states, but none took the microphone this year.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2022

"In Madrid we've got the Monte de Príncipe Pio."

From The Quest by Goldberg, Isaac

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