Cape Canaveral

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Spanish Cabo Cañaveral, from cañaveral (“reed bed”). It is the third oldest surviving European-given place-name in the US after Florida, and Dry Tortugas.

Proper noun

Cape Canaveral

1. A cape in Florida.
2. A city in Florida.; named after the cape it is located at.
3. A military base in Florida.; named after the cape it is located at; Ellipsis of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
4. (informal) A spaceport in Florida.; The combination of Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Spaceport Florida on the Space Coast (Space Florida)

Derived terms

• Port Canaveral

See also

• Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Kennedy Space Center on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Space Coast on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Translations

cape

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 卡納維拉爾角／卡纳维拉尔角 (zh), 卡纳维拉尔角 (zh) (Kǎnàwéilā'ěrjiǎo)

• Danish: Cape Canaveral
• Estonian: Canaverali neem
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Finnish: Cape Canaveral (fi)
• French: Cap Canaveral m
• Portuguese: Cabo Canaveral m
• Spanish: Cabo Cañaveral