Cape Verdean

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See also: Capeverdean

English

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Etymology

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From Cape Verde +‎ -an.

Adjective

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Cape Verdean (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, the Cape Verdean people or the Cape Verdean language.
    Synonym: Cabo Verdean
    • 2015, Paul Beatty, The Sellout, Oneworld Publications (2016), page 219:
      I hear [...] the surf on the Cape Verdean beaches is incredible.
    • 2022 April 12, Jazmine Hughes, “Viola Davis, Inside Out”, in The New York Times Magazine[1]:
      He was a Cape Verdean boy who identified as Portuguese to differentiate himself from African Americans, despite being nearly the same shade as Davis.

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Noun

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Cape Verdean (plural Cape Verdeans)

  1. A person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent.
    Synonym: Cabo Verdean
    • 2016, Zadie Smith, Swing Time, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 295:
      Cape Verdeans waiting with perfect, timeless patience for a boat that may or may not come.
    • 2016 May 4, Saskia de Rothschild, “An Atlantic Archipelago’s Main Export: Music”, in The New York Times[2]:
      For Helio Batalha, a 27-year-old hip-hop artist who performed at the music expo, that blending of cultures and history has led to a form of identity crisis for young Cape Verdeans.

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Proper noun

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Cape Verdean

  1. A creole language spoken in Cape Verde.
    Synonyms: Cape Verdean Creole, Cabo Verdean, Kabuverdianu

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