Cape Town

American

Or Capetown

noun

a seaport in and the legislative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the SW part: also capital of Cape of Good Hope province.

Cape Town British

noun

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: 827 219 (2001)

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Cape Town Cultural

Also Capetown; legislative capital of South Africa. (See also Pretoria.)

Other Word Forms

Capetonian noun

Example Sentences

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"I don't know where I am sleeping tonight," one passenger in Cape Town identified only as Farhad, who was trying to return to Germany after a holiday, told the Newzroom Afrika broadcaster.

From Barron's

A fire broke out at Cape Town International Airport Tuesday, prompting passenger evacuations and disrupting international flights to and from South Africa's popular tourist city before being brought under control.

From Barron's

Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, he moved to the U.K. to complete a master's in international journalism at Cardiff University.

From The Wall Street Journal

If Zimbabwe were courageous in Cape Town that day, they were decidedly more composed and calculating in Colombo just under 18 and a half years later.

From BBC

Speaking at a mining summit in Cape Town this week, he said his country was not going to "sell everything for nothing to America".

From BBC

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