Port-au-Prince

UK/ˌpɔːtəʊˈpɹɪns/UK/ˌpɔːtəʊˈpɹæ̃s/US/ˌpɔɹtoʊˈpɹɪns/US/ˌpɔɹtoʊˈpɹæ̃s/

proper noun

The capital city of Haiti.

OriginFrench Port-au-Prince →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital city of Haiti.

    The country’s main airport in Port-au-Prince has been closed periodically and was shuttered again on Tuesday after gunfire hit a commercial passenger airplane flying in from the US.

    2024 November 17, Stephen Starr, “Haitian immigrants flee Springfield, Ohio, in droves after Trump election win”, in The Guardian

Origin

  1. FrenchPort-au-Prince
  2. FrenchPort-au-Prince
  3. EnglishPort-au-Prince

Borrowed from French Port-au-Prince.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 太子港
  • 太子港 (Tàizǐgǎng)capital of Haiti
Czech Port-au-Prince
  • Port-au-Princecapital of Haiti
Danish Port-au-Prince
  • Port-au-Princecapital of Haiti
Dutch Port-au-Prince
  • Port-au-Princecapital of Haiti
Esperanto Portoprinco
  • Portoprincocapital of Haiti
Finnish Port-au-Prince
  • Port-au-Princecapital of Haiti
French Port-au-Prince
  • Port-au-Princecapital of Haiti
German Port-au-Prince
  • Port-au-Princecapital of Haiti
Greek Πόρτ-ο-Πρένς
  • Πόρτ-ο-Πρένς (Pórt-o-Préns)capital of Haiti
Hebrew פּוֹרְט־אוֹ־פְּרָנְס
  • פּוֹרְט־אוֹ־פְּרָנְס (port-o-prans)capital of Haiti
Hindi पोर्ट-ऑ-प्रिंस
  • पोर्ट-ऑ-प्रिंस (porṭ-ŏ-prins)capital of Haiti
Italian Port-au-Prince, Porto Principe
  • Port-au-Princecapital of Haiti
  • Porto Principecapital of Haiti
Japanese ポルトープランス
  • ポルトープランス (Porutōpuransu)capital of Haiti
Korean 포르토프랭스
  • 포르토프랭스 (Poreutopeuraengseu)capital of Haiti
Latin Portus Principis
  • Portus Principiscapital of Haiti
Polish Port-au-Prince
  • Port-au-Princecapital of Haiti
Portuguese Porto Príncipe, Porto do Príncipe
  • Porto Príncipecapital of Haiti
  • Porto do Príncipecapital of Haiti
Russian Порт-о-Пре́нс
  • Порт-о-Пре́нс (Port-o-Prɛ́ns)capital of Haiti
Spanish Puerto Príncipe
  • Puerto Príncipecapital of Haiti
Swedish Port-au-Prince
  • Port-au-Princecapital of Haiti
Thai ปอร์โตแปรงซ์
  • ปอร์โตแปรงซ์ (bpɔɔ-dtoo-bprɛ́ng)capital of Haiti
Ukrainian Порт-о-Пре́нс
  • Порт-о-Пре́нс (Port-o-Préns)capital of Haiti
Vietnamese Po-tô Phrăng-xơ
  • Po-tô Phrăng-xơcapital of Haiti
Cite this entry
APA

Port-au-Prince. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port-au-Prince

MLA

“Port-au-Prince.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port-au-Prince. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Port-au-Prince,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port-au-Prince.

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