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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The capital of Cape Verde, on the southeast coast of the island of Santiago.
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- proper noun The capital of
Cape Verde .
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- noun the capital of Cape Verde on Sao Tiago Island
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Examples
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The last day here we visited another beach south of the port called Praia do Fortuna, which although very nice, was pretty deserted, it was a Monday so that could explain it.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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You can do beautiful long walks here to a beach called Praia do Amor and lots of other beaches.
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(Thursday) "Praia" (Inner Circle) is the appealingly self-assured debut by Sara Serpa, a young Portuguese singer now serving a productive apprenticeship with the alto saxophonist Greg Osby.
NYT > Home Page 2009
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Madeleine McCann was almost four when she was snatched from her family's hotel room in the Praia da Luz resort on May 7, 2007, while her parents dined with friends at a nearby restaurant.
Kate McCann, Madeleine McCann's Mother, Writes About 4-Year Search For Her Daughter 2011
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Garrett McNamara surfs the 90ft wave at Praia do Norte beach in Nazare, Portugal.
Surfer Garrett McNamara: 'It was only when I got in the wave that I saw the size. I was in awe' 2011
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In 'Um Dia Na Praia' 'A Day on the Beach', from Portugal, Bernardo Carvalho uses simple shapes and flat colors to carry the narrative.
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Bernardo Carvalho, 'Um Dia Na Praia' 'A Day on the Beach' Books with no words at all are increasingly common, and they sometimes make the reader work harder than a regular book to fill in the gaps.
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He has a listing in the Praia D'El Rey Golf & Beach Resort, where a five-bedroom villa with views of the golf course and sea is down to $1.6 million from its original $2.5 million.
Europe on Sale Nancy Keates 2011
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According to the Portuguese Hydrographic Institute, as reported in Drift Magazine, "the proximity of the 'Nazare Canyon' to Praia do Norte creates a situation that greatly increases the swells intensity."
Garrett McNamara Sets Record: Surfer Rides 90 Foot Wave (VIDEO) 2011
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McNamara's amazing feat took place in Praia do Norte, Nazare, Portugal, during the ZON North Canyon Project.
Garrett McNamara Sets Record: Surfer Rides 90 Foot Wave (VIDEO) 2011
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