CAPE TOWN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cape Town mean? 

• CAPE TOWN (noun)
  The noun CAPE TOWN has 1 sense:

1. port city in southwestern South Africa; the seat of the legislative branch of the government of South Africa

  Familiarity information: CAPE TOWN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAPE TOWN (noun)

Meaning:

Port city in southwestern South Africa; the seat of the legislative branch of the government of South Africa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)

Holonyms ("Cape Town" is a part of...):

Republic of South Africa; South Africa (a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers))