São Tomé and Príncipe

American  

Or Sao Tome and Principe

noun

1. Democratic Republic of, a republic in western Africa, comprising the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, in the Gulf of Guinea, north of the equator: a former overseas province of Portugal; gained independence in 1975. 372 sq. mi. (964 sq. km). São Tomé.

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São Tomé and Príncipe British  

/ sə̃un tuˈmɛ ˈɛː ˈprɪ̃ːsipə /

noun

1. a republic in the Gulf of Guinea, off the W coast of Africa, on the Equator: consists of the islands of Príncipe and São Tomé; colonized by the Portuguese in the late 15th century; became independent in 1975. Official language: Portuguese. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: dobra. Capital: São Tomé. Pop: 186 817 (2013 est). Area: 1001 sq km (386 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

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

Less than forty years elapsed between the Portuguese settlement of São Tomé and Príncipe and the first trans- Atlantic voyages of African captives who were sold into slavery in the Americas.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

The birds live in lower-elevation, old-growth forest on the uninhabited, protected south end of Príncipe, which is one of the two main islands that make up the West African nation of São Tomé and Príncipe.

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

The chase ended in April when the ship sank, possibly on purpose to dispose of evidence, in the waters off the West African island state of São Tomé and Príncipe.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2015