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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An island country in the Gulf of Guinea off western Africa. Probably uninhabited at the time of European discovery in 1471, the islands were settled (1483) by the Portuguese, who held them, except for a period of Dutch rule in the 1600s, until they gained full independence in 1975. São Tomé is the capital.
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- proper noun Island nation off the western equatorial coast of
Africa . Official name: Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe.
Etymologies
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São Tomé and Príncipe (both of Portuguese origin), the two major islands which form the nation.
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