noun
the capital and largest city of Haiti
• Syn: ↑Haitian capital
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑national capital
• Part Holonyms: ↑Haiti, ↑Republic of Haiti
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\\|pōrd.(ˌ)ō|prin(t)s, -|praⁿs\ adjectiveUsage: usually capitalized both Ps
Etymology: from Port-au-Prince, capital of Haiti
: of or from Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti : of the kind or style prevalent in Port-au-Prince
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/pawrt'oh prins", pohrt'-/; Fr. /pawrdd toh prddaonns"/, n.
a seaport in and the capital of Haiti, in the S part. 550,000.
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[ˌpôrt ō 'prins; 'prans]the capital of Haiti, a port on the western coast of Hispaniola; pop. 1,255,080. Founded by the French in 1749, it became capital of the new republic in 1806
Useful english dictionary. 2012.