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Cape May

Cape May proper noun: a peninsula and island at the southern tip of New Jersey, USA.

Proper noun

Cape May

  1. A peninsula and island at the southern tip of New Jersey, USA.
  2. A city in Cape May County, New Jersey, on the island at Cape May.

Origin of Cape May

Named after Cornelius Jacobsen Mey.

Words formed from Cape May

Questions about Cape May

What does Cape May mean?
Cape May means a peninsula and island at the southern tip of New Jersey, USA.
What part of speech is Cape May?
Cape May is a proper noun.

Words near Cape May in the dictionary

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

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