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Cape Province

British

noun

Official name: Cape of Good Hope Province. Former name (1652–1910): Cape Colony. a former province of S South Africa; replaced in 1994 by the new provinces of Northern Cape, Western Cape, Eastern Cape and part of North-West. Capital: Cape Town

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Each coffin has a photo of one of the victims in a 3,000-seater marquee in East London, a city in Eastern Cape Province.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2022

In Duncan Village, the sprawling township in Eastern Cape Province, the economic lifelines for tens of thousands of families have been destroyed.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2021

We caught one doctor from Japan who specialized in dwarf aloes, poaching them in the Western Cape Province, and another doctor from Germany who was a world expert in orchids.

From National Geographic • Nov. 11, 2015

Konwerski says Upton was last seen Monday off the coast of the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa.

From Washington Times • Sep. 4, 2015

All the junior players I talked to, from as far away as Natal, the Orange Free State and Cape Province, echoed the same problems: poor facilities, lack of tennis equipment, sponsorship or qualified coaches.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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