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

"I don't know where I am sleeping tonight," one passenger in Cape Town identified only as Farhad, who was trying to return to Germany after a holiday, told the Newzroom Afrika broadcaster.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, he moved to the U.K. to complete a master's in international journalism at Cardiff University.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

If Zimbabwe were courageous in Cape Town that day, they were decidedly more composed and calculating in Colombo just under 18 and a half years later.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

At an African mining sector conference in Cape Town on Wednesday, Watum rejected accusations he had "sold off" the DRC's mining potential to the United States under a recent agreement between the two countries.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Located in the lovely old Cape Dutch town of Paarl, Victor Verster is thirty-five miles northeast of Cape Town in the province’s wine-growing region.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela