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SAO TOME E PRINCIPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sao Tome e Principe mean? 

SAO TOME E PRINCIPE (noun)
  The noun SAO TOME E PRINCIPE has 1 sense:

1. island nation in the South Atlantic off the west coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has enormous offshore oil reservesplay

  Familiarity information: SAO TOME E PRINCIPE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SAO TOME E PRINCIPE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Island nation in the South Atlantic off the west coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has enormous offshore oil reserves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe; Sao Thome e Principe; Sao Tome and Principe; Sao Tome e Principe; St. Thomas and Principe

Instance hypernyms:

country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)

Meronyms (parts of "Sao Tome e Principe"):

Sao Tome (capital of Sao Tome and Principe)

Principe (an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Sao Tome and Principe)

Holonyms ("Sao Tome e Principe" is a part of...):

Atlantic; Atlantic Ocean (the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east)


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