[keyp-toh-nee-uh n] /keɪpˈtoʊ ni ən/ (Show IPA), noun
Cape of Good Hope
noun
1.
a cape in S Africa, in the SW Republic of South Africa.
2.
Also called Cape Province. Formerly Cape Colony. a province in the Republic of South Africa. 277,169 sq. mi. (717,868 sq. km).
Capital: Cape Town.
British Dictionary definitions for Cape Town
Cape Town
noun
1.
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)
Cape of Good Hope
noun
1.
a cape in SW South Africa south of Cape Town
Cape Town in Culture
Cape of Good Hope definition
Point of land in southern South Africa, south of Cape Town. It is the southernmost tip of Africa.