Cape Town

American  

Or Capetown

noun

1. a seaport in and the legislative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the SW part: also capital of Cape of Good Hope province.

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Cape Town British  

noun

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: 827 219 (2001)

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Cape Town Cultural  

1. Also Capetown; legislative capital of South Africa. (See also Pretoria.)

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Other Word Forms

• Capetonian
  noun

Example Sentences

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Cape Town

In 2019, around 1,300 soldiers were deployed to back up police in the gang-afflicted Cape Flats areas surrounding Cape Town.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Footage of last weekend's air show before the start of a rugby match in Cape Town, featuring fierce rivals South Africa and New Zealand, was shared around the world.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

The couple moved to the village in 2011 with Bowler's wife hoping to replicate her fond memories of going to the beach every day when she lived in Cape Town, South Africa.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

More than 1,400 km away, in the touristic hub Cape Town, more than a thousand students held their own vigil at the university campus Friday evening.

From Barron's

Meanwhile, residents of Cape Town who had witnessed what had taken place succeeded in sending a rescue line from the shore to the ship.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler