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Cape en · PROPN

Etymology

English surname, from the noun cape. Also found in French as Capé.

Meanings

1. (Africa, Southern, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Cape of Good Hope.
   alt of Cape of Good Hope
2. (countable) A surname.
3. (South-Africa, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Cape Province: a former province of South Africa, split into three in 1994.
   alt of Cape Province
   • This is my maat Marius; he just moved to Joburg from the Cape.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Cape Cod.
   alt of Cape Cod
5. (Africa, Southern, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, historical) Ellipsis of Cape Colony.
   alt of Cape Colony
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, qualifier:space flight) Ellipsis of Cape Canaveral: a peninsula in Florida, United States, where the major U.S. spaceflight complex is located.
   alt of Cape Canaveral

Forms

Deriveds

Cape Malay (Cape of Good Hope) · Cape Muslim (Cape of Good Hope) · Cape gum (Cape of Good Hope) · Western Cape (Cape Province) · Cape boxwood (Cape of Good Hope) · Eastern Cape (Cape Province) · Cape gooseberry (Cape of Good Hope) · Cape sparrow (Cape of Good Hope) · Cape lion (Cape of Good Hope) · Cape sorrel (Cape of Good Hope) · Cape gull (Cape of Good Hope) · Cape salmon (Cape of Good Hope) · Cape Colony (Cape of Good Hope) · Cape Province (Cape of Good Hope) · Cape wagtail (Cape of Good Hope) · Cape saffron (Cape of Good Hope) · Cape ash (Cape of Good Hope) · Capesize (Cape of Good Hope) · Northern Cape (Cape Province)

Translations (1)

af Kaap (the region of the Cape of Good Hope)