Cape Town

Cape Town

or Cape·town  (kāp′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.

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Cape Town

n

(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: 3 740 026 (2011)

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Cape′ Town`

n.

the legislative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the SW part: also capital of Cape of Good Hope province. 855,000.

Cape•to•ni•an (keɪpˈtoʊ ni ən) n.

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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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Translations

Ciudad del Cabo

Cape Town

[ˈkeɪp ˈtaʊn] n → Le Cap

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Cape Town

n → Città del Capo

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