Praia
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geographical name \ˈprī-ə\Definition of PRAIA
town ∗ of Cape Verde on São Tiago Island pop 132,000
Praia
geographical name (Concise Encyclopedia)City (pop., 2000: 94,757), port, and capital of Cape Verde. It is located on the southern shore of São Tiago (Santiago) Island, in the Atlantic Ocean, about 400 mi (640 km) off the western African bulge. It ships agricultural products, including bananas, coffee, and sugarcane, and it is a submarine cable station.
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