Cape of Good Hope

Speech parts

1. Cape of Good Hope - Noun

2. Cape of Good Hope - Proper noun

Meaning

a province of western South Africa

a point of land in southwestern South Africa (south of Cape Town)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Cape Town Good Hope Port Elizabeth Cape Peninsula Knysna Cape Point southernmost region of africa off good hope southernmost part of africa cape columbine cape fria cape hangklip cape infanta cape l'agulhas cape morgan
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Examples

In our passage from the Cape of Good Hope the winds were mostly from the westward with very boisterous weather: but one great advantage that this season of the year has over the summer months is in being free from fogs. William Bligh

Accordingly, Cabral turned away from exploring the coast of the new land of Brazil and sailed southeast, back across the Atlantic and around the Cape of Good Hope. Source: Internet

A Collection of Voyages Made to the Ocean Between Cape Horn and Cape of Good Hope. Source: Internet

After his death, exploration continued; Bartolomeu Dias (d. 1500) went around the Cape of Good Hope in 1486 and Vasco da Gama (d. 1524) sailed around Africa to India in 1498. Source: Internet

Chacma baboons Chacma baboons ( Papio ursinus ) are the mammals most intimately associated with the Cape of Good Hope. Source: Internet

After 16 days, 1 hour and 37 minutes of navigation, Maserati Multi 70 rounded Cape of Good Hope at 12.20 UTC. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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