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Cape Colony

Cape Colony proper noun: a former British colony in present-day South Africa and Namibia, named for the Cape of Good Hope, existing from 1795 to 1802 and 1806 to 1910.

Proper noun

Cape Colony

  1. (historical) A former British colony in present-day South Africa and Namibia, named for the Cape of Good Hope, existing from 1795 to 1802 and 1806 to 1910.

Questions about Cape Colony

What does Cape Colony mean?
Cape Colony means a former British colony in present-day South Africa and Namibia, named for the Cape of Good Hope, existing from 1795 to 1802 and 1806 to 1910.
What part of speech is Cape Colony?
Cape Colony is a proper noun.

Words near Cape Colony in the dictionary

  1. Cape Cod weeders
  2. Cape Codder
  3. Cape Codders
  4. Cape Coddy
  5. Cape Cods
  6. Cape Colony
  7. Cape Comorin
  8. Cape Conran
  9. Cape Coral
  10. Cape D'Aguilar
  11. Cape Doctor

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