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Cape Verdean en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Cape Verde + -an.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, the Cape Verdean people or the Cape Verdean language.
    • I hear [...] the surf on the Cape Verdean beaches is incredible. 2015, Paul Beatty, The Sellout, Oneworld Publications (2016), page 219:
    • He was a Cape Verdean boy who identified as Portuguese to differentiate himself from African Americans, despite being nearly the same shade as Davis. 2022 April 12, Jazmine Hughes, “Viola Davis, Inside Out”, in The New York Times Magazine:

Forms

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Capeverdean alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

Cabo Verdean

Translations (31)

ast cabuverdianu (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · gl caboverdiano (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · kea kabeverdiane (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · da kapverdisk (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · ga ó Rinn Verde (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · ca capverdià (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · es caboverdiano (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · ga as Rinn Verde (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · pt cabo-verdiano (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · cs kapverdský (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · uk кабовердіанський (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · fi kapverdeläinen (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · af Kaap Verdies (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · nb kappverdisk (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · pl zielonoprzylądkowy (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · sv kapverdisk (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · nl Kaapverdisch (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · el του Πράσινου Ακρωτηρίου (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · mk зелено’р́тски (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · is grænhöfðeyskur (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · nn kappverdisk (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · kea kabuverdianu (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · kea kriolu (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · de kapverdisch (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · sw Kikepuvede (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · eu caboverdetar (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · nl Kaapverdiaans (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · yi קאַפּווערדיש (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · ru кабовердианский (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · it capoverdiano (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language) · kea Kabuverdianu (of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language)

Cape Verdean en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Cape Verde + -an.

Meanings

  1. A person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent.
    • Cape Verdeans waiting with perfect, timeless patience for a boat that may or may not come. 2016, Zadie Smith, Swing Time, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 295:
    • 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. 2016 May 4, Saskia de Rothschild, “An Atlantic Archipelago’s Main Export: Music”, in The New York Times:

Forms

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Cape Verdeans Number=Plur lexicographic
Capeverdean alternative lexicographic

Hypernyms

sub-Saharan · African

Synonyms

Cabo Verdean

Translations (30)

gl caboverdiano (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · it capoverdiano (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · pt cabo-verdiano (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · de Kap-Verdier (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · sw Mkepuvede (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · mk Зелено’р́ќанка (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · fr Cap-Verdien (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · pl Kabowerdyjczyk (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · de Kap-Verdierin (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · mk Зелено’р́ќанец (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · es caboverdiano (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · it capoverdiana (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · eu caboverdetar (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · fr Cap-Verdienne (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · cs Kapverďan (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · fr Capverdien (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · ca capverdià (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · pl Kabowerdyjka (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · nl Kaapverdiër (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · ga duine as Rinn Verde (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · fi kapverdeläinen (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · nb kappverder (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · af Kaap Verdiër (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · nn kappverdar (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · fr Capverdienne (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · nl Kaapverdiaan (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · el από το Πράσινο Ακρωτήρι (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · ca capverdiana (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · nl Kaapverdische (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent) · da kapverder (a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent)

Cape Verdean en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Cape Verde + -an.

Meanings

  1. A creole language spoken in Cape Verde.

Forms

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Capeverdean alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

Cape Verdean Creole · Cabo Verdean · Kabuverdianu