Definition

Noun: - Monetary unit of São Tomé and Príncipe: The official unit of currency used in the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, a country located in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa.

Usage

• The term is used to refer to the basic standard unit of money in São Tomé and Príncipe's financial system.
• It is used in economic, financial, and travel contexts when discussing prices, values, or conversions related to this country.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The dobra is the sao thome e principe monetary unit.
  • Travelers must exchange their currency for the local sao thome e principe monetary unit.
  • The value of the sao thome e principe monetary unit is tied to a basket of currencies.

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in formal or technical descriptions, such as in economic reports, global financial databases, or geographical dictionaries.
• In everyday language, the specific name of the unit, the , is more commonly used than the descriptive phrase "sao thome e principe monetary unit."

Variants and Related Words

• Dobra (STN): The specific name of the monetary unit. It is divided into 100 cêntimos.
• Monetary unit: A general term for the standard unit of currency in any country (e.g., the dollar is the monetary unit of the United States).

Synonyms

• Currency of São Tomé and Príncipe
• Dobra

Notes

• This is a compound noun phrase that functions as a single lexical unit to name the currency.
• The spelling "sao thome e principe" is an Anglicized form; the Portuguese name is "São Tomé e Príncipe."

Noun

1. monetary unit on Sao Tome e Principe