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São Miguel

American  
[soun mee-gel] / ˈsãʊ̃ miˈgɛl /

noun

  1. the largest island of the Azores. 150,000. 288 sq. mi. (746 sq. km).


São Miguel British  
/ sə̃un miˈɣɛl /

noun

  1. an island in the E Azores: the largest of the group. Pop: 131 609 (2001). Area: 854 sq km (333 sq miles)

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“Which island is your family from?” is not an uncommon question, with Terceira, São Jorge and São Miguel as frequent answers.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 30, 2024

In São Miguel, where my sons and I had our paperwork trouble, the agent said we could take a quick antigen test, then enter the country.

From Washington Post Dec. 29, 2021

Pollen from a nonnative ryegrass shows up in layers from Pico Island dating to about 1150, and at 1300 on São Miguel Island, also part of the archipelago.

From Science Magazine Oct. 3, 2021

On Sunday morning at around 8:30 a.m., flight DL414 touched down at Ponta Delgada Airport on the isle of São Miguel after traveling overnight from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, The Sun reported.

From Fox News Aug. 20, 2019

The two lines follow the shore from north-east to south-west, and they form a graceful amphitheatre by bending westward at the jutting headland, Morro de São Miguel, of old de São Paulo.

From Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

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