Praia

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Praia

/ˈpɹaɪə/

Rhymes with -aɪə

Where it comes from

From Portuguese praia (“beach”).

Named after Praia de Santa Maria which is now Praia da Gamboa

proper noun

The capital city of Cape Verde.
A municipality of Cape Verde.

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name capital of Cape Verde

Español	Praia
한국어	프라이아 Peuraia
日本語	プライア Puraia
中文	普拉亞 /普拉亚 Pǔlāyà
हिन्दी	प्राया prāyā
Português	Praia
Ελληνικά	Πράια Práia
Русский	Пра́я Prája
Tiếng Việt	Prai-a
العربية	بْرَايَا brāyā
עברית	פראיה

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@misc{praia_2026,
  title = {Praia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/praia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}