Port of Spain

or Port-of-Spain P0459800 (pôrt′əv-spān′) The capital of Trinidad and Tobago, on the northwest coast of Trinidad on an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. It is a commercial center and major port.

Port of Spain

n (Placename) the capital and chief port of Trinidad and Tobago, on the W coast of Trinidad. Pop: 56 000 (2005 est)

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Port of Spain

Port of Spain,

city (1990 pop. 50,878), capital of Trinidad and Tobago, on the Gulf of Paria. It is the industrial and commercial center of the country. From 1958 to 1962, Port of Spain was the capital of the dissolved Federation of the West Indies; in 2005 it became the seat of the Caribbean Court of Justice. It is one of the major shipping hubs of the Caribbean, with exports of agricultural products and asphalt. Bauxite from the Guianas and iron ore from Venezuela are transferred there for overseas shipment. The city has attractive public buildings and botanical gardens, and it is a focal point of the tourist trade.

Port of Spain

the capital and chief port of Trinidad and Tobago, on the W coast of Trinidad. Pop.: 56 000 (2005 est.)

Port of Spain

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Synonyms for Port of Spain

noun the capital and largest city of Trinidad and Tobago on the west coast of the island of Trinidad

Synonyms

capital of Trinidad and Tobago
Port-of-Spain

Related Words

Trinidad

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