Cape of Good Hope

geographical name

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or Cape Province or Kaapland or earlier Cape Colony former province of the southern part of the Republic of South Africa; capital Cape Town area 278,465 square miles (724,009 square kilometers)

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“Cape of Good Hope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cape%20of%20Good%20Hope. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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