Sao Thome E Principe (Noun)
Meaning
Island nation in the South Atlantic off the west coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has enormous offshore oil reserves.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- Sao Tome and Principe is a tropical island nation located in the South Atlantic off the west coast of Africa.
- In the early 1990s Sao Tome and Principe adopted democratic reforms and held multiparty elections in spite of its authoritarian history.
- Sao Tome and Principe issued international tenders for an offshore oil field that it claimed was not included in an earlier agreement with Nigeria.
- The island nation of Sao Tome and Principe is composed of two main islands: Principe and Sao Tome.
- Sao Tome and Principe, an island nation off the coast of Africa, has been recognized for making significant progress in both its human and economic development.