Cape of Good Hope

Cape of Good Hope
geographical name 1. — see good hope (Cape of) 2. (or Cape Province) (or Kaapland) (or earlier Cape Colony) former province S Republic of South Africa capital Cape Town area 278,465 square miles (724,009 square kilometers)

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  • Cape of Good Hope — the Cape of Good Hope a ↑peninsula (=a piece of land surrounded on three sides by water) at the southwestern end of South Africa, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Indian Ocean …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Cape of Good Hope — Cape′ of Good Hope′ n. 1) geg a cape in S Africa, in the SW Republic of South Africa 2) geg Also called Cape′ Prov ince Formerly, Cape Colony a province in the Republic of South Africa. 7,443,500; 277,169 sq. mi. (717,868 sq. km). Cap.:Cape Town …   From formal English to slang

  • Cape of Good Hope — (spr. kehp ŏf gudd hohp), engl. Name des Kaps der Guten Hoffnung …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Cape of Good Hope —   [keɪp ɔv gʊd həʊp, englisch], das Kap der Guten Hoffnung.   …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Cape of Good Hope — The Cape of Good Hope (Afrikaans: Kaap die Goeie Hoop , nl. Kaap de Goede Hoop, pt. Cabo da Boa Esperança, Persian Language: دماغه امید نیک ) is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of South Africa. There is a very common misconception that the …   Wikipedia

  • Cape of Good Hope General Service Medal — Infobox Military Award name= Cape of Good Hope General Service Medal caption= Ribbon: 32 mm, dark blue, gold, dark blue . awarded by= Cape Colony type= Campaign medal eligibility= Cape Colonial Forces. for= Campaign service. campaign= Transkei… …   Wikipedia

  • Cape of Good Hope (horse) — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Cape of Good Hope caption = sire = Inchinor grandsire = Ahonoora dam = Cape Merino damsire =Clantime sex = Gelding foaled = 1998 country = British flagicon|UK colour = Chestnut breeder = Mrs. D. Ellis… …   Wikipedia

  • Cape of Good Hope (disambiguation) — The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of South Africa.Cape of Good Hope may also refer to:* Cape of Good Hope (film), a 2004 South African comedy drama film * Cape of Good Hope (horse), a British thoroughbred racehorseee …   Wikipedia

  • Cape of Good Hope (film) — Infobox Film name = The Cape of Good Hope image size = caption = director = Mark Bamford producer = writer = Mark Bamford Suzanne Kay Bamford narrator = starring = Debbie Brown Eriq Ebouaney Nthati Moshesh music = cinematography = editing =… …   Wikipedia

  • Cape of Good Hope — noun 1. a point of land in southwestern South Africa (south of Cape Town) • Instance Hypernyms: ↑cape, ↑ness 2. a province of western South Africa • Instance Hypernyms: ↑state, ↑province * * * 1. a cape in S Africa, in the SW Republic of South… …   Useful english dictionary

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