St. Thomas and Principe
n 1: island nation in the South Atlantic off the west coast of
Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has
enormous offshore oil reserves [syn: {Sao Tome and
Principe}, {Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe},
{Sao Tome e Principe}, {Sao Thome e Principe}, {St. Thomas
and Principe}]