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Cape Malay

Cape Malay adjective: of or relating to the Cape Malays.

Adjective

Cape Malay (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Cape Malays

Noun

Cape Malay (plural Cape Malays)

  1. A member of a Muslim community or ethnic group in South Africa, the descendants of enslaved and free Muslims from different parts of the world who lived at the Cape during Dutch and British rule.
    Synonyms:
    Cape Muslim

Synonyms of Cape Malay

Forms of Cape Malay

pluralCape Malays

Questions about Cape Malay

What does Cape Malay mean?
Cape Malay means of or relating to the Cape Malays.
What part of speech is Cape Malay?
Cape Malay can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Cape Malay in the dictionary

  1. Cape Kennedy
  2. Cape lilac
  3. Cape lilacs
  4. Cape lion
  5. Cape lions
  6. Cape Malay
  7. Cape Malays
  8. Cape May
  9. Cape May County
  10. Cape May Court House
  11. Cape mountain zebra

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