Cape Town or Cape·town (k p toun ) The legislative capital of South Africa, in the extreme southwest part of the country on the Atlantic Ocean. It was founded in 1652 as a supply station for the Dutch East Indies Company. Population: 2,890,000. |
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(Placename) the legislative capital of South Africa and capital of Western Cape province, situated in the southwest on Table Bay: founded in 1652, the first White settlement in southern Africa; important port. Pop. (urban area): 2 415 408 (1996)
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| Noun | 1. | Cape Town - port city in southwestern South Africa; the seat of the legislative branch of the government of South Africa Republic of South Africa, South Africa - a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers) |
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