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Cape Fear

Cape Fear proper noun: a promontory of the coast of North Carolina.

Proper noun

Cape Fear

  1. A promontory of the coast of North Carolina.
  2. A region of North Carolina surrounding Wilmington, adjacent to the cape.

Questions about Cape Fear

What does Cape Fear mean?
Cape Fear means a promontory of the coast of North Carolina.
What part of speech is Cape Fear?
Cape Fear is a proper noun.

Words near Cape Fear in the dictionary

  1. Cape Dutch
  2. Cape Elizabeth
  3. Cape elk
  4. Cape elks
  5. Cape Farewell
  6. Cape Fear
  7. Cape Filchner
  8. Cape Flattery
  9. Cape fox
  10. Cape foxes
  11. Cape Girardeau

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