São Tomé and Príncipe
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See also: Sao Tome and Principe
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Portuguese São Tomé (literally “Saint Thomas”) and Portuguese Príncipe (literally “Prince”), the two major islands which form the nation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsaʊ təˈmeɪ ən ˈpɹɪnsɪpeɪ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
- A country and archipelago in Central Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean. Official name: Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. Capital: São Tomé.
Synonyms
- Sao Tome, São Tomé, Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
Hypernyms
Meronyms
- (districts of São Tomé and Príncipe) district of São Tomé and Príncipe; Água Grande, Autonomous Region of Príncipe, Cantagalo, Caué, Lembá, Lobata, Mé-Zóchi,
Translations
Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
See also
- Countries of the world
- (countries of Africa) countries of Africa; Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Category: en:Countries in Africa) [edit]