Cape

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See also: cape, capé, cápe, and çapë

English

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Proper noun

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Cape (plural Capes)

  1. (countable) A surname.

Proper noun

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the Cape

  1. (southern Africa) Ellipsis of Cape of Good Hope.
  2. (South Africa) Ellipsis of Cape Province, South Africa. Cape Province was split into three in 1994.
    This is my maat Marius; he just moved to Joburg from the Cape.
  3. Ellipsis of Cape Cod.
  4. (historical, southern Africa) Ellipsis of Cape Colony.
  5. (space flight) Ellipsis of Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA; where the major U.S. spaceflight complex is located.

Derived terms

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Cape of Good Hope
Cape Province

Translations

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Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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From English cape. Doublet of Kappe.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Cape n (strong, genitive Capes, plural Capes)

  1. (clothing) cape, cloak
    Synonym: Umhang

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: keep

Further reading

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  • Cape” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache