Príncipe

or Prin·ci·pe

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

/ ˈprɪn sə pə, -ˌpeɪ; Portuguese ˈprĩ si pə /

noun

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

Formerly Prince's Island.

Example sentences from the Web for principe

It may be dressed up to masquerade as noble, if it has 'Principe' pushed along before it.

The Title Market |Emily Post
Qui accepto precio Lysandro principe Lacedaemoniorum, iussit eum interfici.

Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales |Geoffrey Chaucer
Scenery, worsted work, the Principe, and a little conversation caused the time to pass very agreeably.

From the Oak to the Olive |Julia Ward Howe
Recent advices from Principe state that a vessel loaded with valuable merchandise struck on the Cavallo Reef and went down.

Captain Brand of the "Centipede" |H. A. (Henry Augustus) Wise

Had he fully grasped it, we can scarcely believe that the-444- Principe would have been written.

Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature |John Addington Symonds

British Dictionary definitions for principe

Príncipe

/ (ˈprɪnsɪpiː, Portuguese ˈprɪ̃sipə) /

noun

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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Príncipe

or Prin·ci·pe

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for principe

noun