Port-au-prince

//ˌpɔːtəʊˈpɹɪns// name

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  1. 1
    The capital city of Haiti.

    "The country’s main airport in Port-au-Prince has been closed periodically and was shuttered again on Tuesday after gunfire hit a commercial passenger airplane flying in from the US."

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"Port-au-Prince is the capital of Haiti."

Etymology

Borrowed from French Port-au-Prince.

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