Cape

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See also: cape, capé, cápe, and çapë

English

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Proper noun

Cape (plural Capes)

  1. (countable) A surname.

Proper noun

the Cape

  1. (southern Africa) Ellipsis of Cape of Good Hope.
  2. (South Africa) Ellipsis of Cape Province, South Africa. Cape Province was split into three in 1994.
    This is my maat Marius; he just moved to Joburg from the Cape.
  3. Ellipsis of Cape Cod.
  4. (historical, southern Africa) Ellipsis of Cape Colony.
  5. (space flight) Ellipsis of Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA; where the major U.S. spaceflight complex is located.

Derived terms

Cape of Good Hope
Cape Province

Translations

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From English cape. Doublet of Kappe.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Cape n (strong, genitive Capes, plural Capes)

  1. (clothing) cape, cloak
    Synonym: Umhang

Declension

Declension of Cape
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Cape die Capes
genitive eines des Capes der Capes
dative einem dem Cape den Capes
accusative ein das Cape die Capes

Descendants

  • → Estonian: keep

Further reading

  • “Cape” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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