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Cape Horn

Cape Horn proper noun: the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile.

Proper noun

Cape Horn

  1. The southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile.

Cape Horn meaning in Marathi

Cape Horn in Marathi

southernmost headland of Tierra del Fuego
केप हॉर्न kep hŏrna

Origin of Cape Horn

Ultimately from Dutch Kaap Hoorn, named after the hometown and flagship (both Hoorn) of Willem Schouten, who was the first to sail around the cape into the Pacific Ocean in 1616.

Words formed from Cape Horn

Questions about Cape Horn

What does Cape Horn mean?
Cape Horn means the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile.
What is Cape Horn in Marathi?
Cape Horn in Marathi is केप हॉर्न (kep hŏrna). See Cape Horn meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Cape Horn?
Cape Horn is a proper noun.

Words near Cape Horn in the dictionary

  1. Cape gum
  2. Cape Haitien
  3. Cape Hatteras
  4. Cape honeysuckle
  5. Cape honeysuckles
  6. Cape Horn
  7. Cape Horner
  8. Cape Horners
  9. Cape hunting dog
  10. Cape hunting dogs
  11. Cape hyrax

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