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São Tomé and Príncipe

Syllabification: (São To·mé and Prín·cipe)

Pronunciation: /ˌsou tōˈmā and ˈprinsəpə, ˌsouN to͝oˈmā/

Definition of São Tomé and Príncipe

a country that consists of two main islands and several smaller ones in the Gulf of Guinea; population 212,700 (est. 2009); capital, São Tomé; languages, Portuguese (official) and Portuguese Creole.

The islands were settled by Portugal from 1493 and became an overseas province of that country. São Tomé and Príncipe became independent in 1975