Cape Province

British  

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

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

DDT Jabavu would later return to Africa, where he set up the South African Native College at Fort Hare in the Cape Province.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2017

In total, they had 2,248 plants, which they’d collected throughout the Northern Cape Province, southern Namibia, and the northern parts of the Western Cape Province, estimated to be worth $100,000.

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