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Cape Kennedy

Cape Kennedy proper noun: former name of Cape Canaveral: a cape in Florida, United States. Also the ellipsis of Cape Kennedy Air Force Station.

Proper noun

Cape Kennedy

  1. (historical) Former name of Cape Canaveral: a cape in Florida, United States.

Also used as

Cape Kennedy is also the ellipsis of Cape Kennedy Air Force Station.

Origin of Cape Kennedy

cape + Kennedy. Named after American politician John F. Kennedy, president of the United States, after his assassination, due to the location of the NASA Launch Operations Center, on a cape in Florida.

Questions about Cape Kennedy

What does Cape Kennedy mean?
Cape Kennedy means former name of Cape Canaveral: a cape in Florida, United States.
What part of speech is Cape Kennedy?
Cape Kennedy is a proper noun.

Words near Cape Kennedy in the dictionary

  1. Cape hunting dogs
  2. Cape hyrax
  3. Cape ivy
  4. Cape jasmine
  5. Cape jasmines
  6. Cape Kennedy
  7. Cape lilac
  8. Cape lilacs
  9. Cape lion
  10. Cape lions
  11. Cape Malay

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