Cape Town

noun

port city in southwestern South Africa; the seat of the legislative branch of the government of South Africa

• Instance Hypernyms: ↑city, ↑metropolis, ↑urban center, ↑port

• Part Holonyms: ↑South Africa, ↑Republic of South Africa

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\\ˈkāpˌtau̇n\ adjective

Usage: usually capitalized C&T

Etymology: from Cape Town, city in the Union of So. Africa

: of or from Cape Town, the legislative capital Union of So. Africa : of the kind or style prevalent in Cape Town

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—Capetonian /kayp toh"nee euhn/, n.

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. 1,108,000.

Also, Capetown. Afrikaans, Kaapstad.

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a city in southwestern South Africa at the foot of Table Mountain, the legislative capital of the country and the administrative capital of the province of Western Cape; pop. 776,600