Meanings
proper noun
- The capital city of Cape Verde.
- A municipality of Cape Verde.
Origin
- Portuguesepraia“beach”
- EnglishPraia
From Portuguese praia (“beach”). Named after Praia de Santa Maria which is now Praia da Gamboa
More words from Portuguese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Praia
- Praiacapital of Cape Verde
Arabic بْرَايَا
- بْرَايَا (brāyā)capital of Cape Verde
Bulgarian Пра́я
- Пра́я (Prája)capital of Cape Verde
Chinese Mandarin 普拉亞 /普拉亚
- 普拉亞 /普拉亚 (Pǔlāyà)capital of Cape Verde
Danish Praia
- Praiacapital of Cape Verde
Dutch Praia
- Praiacapital of Cape Verde
Finnish Praia
- Praiacapital of Cape Verde
Greek Πράια
- Πράια (Práia)capital of Cape Verde
Hebrew פראיה
- פראיהcapital of Cape Verde
Hindi प्राया
- प्राया (prāyā)capital of Cape Verde
Irish Praia
- Praiacapital of Cape Verde
Japanese プライア
- プライア (Puraia)capital of Cape Verde
Korean 프라이아
- 프라이아 (Peuraia)capital of Cape Verde
Polish Praia
- Praiacapital of Cape Verde
Portuguese Praia
- Praiacapital of Cape Verde
Russian Пра́я
- Пра́я (Prája)capital of Cape Verde
Spanish Praia
- Praiacapital of Cape Verde
Thai ไปรอา
- ไปรอาcapital of Cape Verde
Ukrainian Пра́я
- Пра́я (Prája)capital of Cape Verde
Vietnamese Prai-a
- Prai-acapital of Cape Verde
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Praia
viamariamayaplayaIsaiahJeremiahmessiahGaiaZechariahObadiahZephaniahJosiahpapayaShiaMaiahiyapariahthaliaHezekiahjambalayaMaitreyaPhthiaIphigeniastria
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Cite this entry
APA
Praia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Praia
MLA
“Praia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Praia. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Praia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Praia.
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