Cape Town

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkeɪp ˈtaʊn/


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Cape′ Town′, 
  1. Place Namesa seaport in and the legislative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the SW part: also capital of Cape of Good Hope province. 1,108,000.
Also, Cape′town′. Afrikaans, Kaapstad.  Cape•to•ni•an  (kāp tō′nē ən),USA pronunciation n. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Cape Town
  1. the legislative capital of South Africa and capital of Western Cape province, situated in the southwest on Table Bay: founded in 1652, the first White settlement in southern Africa; important port. Pop: 3 660 447 (2015 est)
'Cape Town' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Cape Peninsula - Cape Province - Cape doctor - Cape of Good Hope - Johnson - Kaapstad - Mother City - South Africa - South Africa, Republic of - Table Bay - Table Mountain - Western Cape - Zille - tutu

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