Cape Town

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.

Cape Town

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)

Cape Town

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

Other Word Forms

• Capetonian noun

Example Sentences

Esau never went to school but in 2023 was awarded an honorary doctorate in literature from the University of Cape Town for her efforts to save N|uu.

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A prominent South African MP fired shots to fend off a violent attack by a gang on him and two of his colleagues in Cape Town.

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Cape Town’s leaders have since invested in developing infrastructure to pump groundwater, and in cutting down invasive water-sapping trees to boost reservoirs.

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Steyn, who joined the Junior Society in April 2023, flew all the way from Cape Town, South Africa, for the occasion.

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There is a rival bid in South Africa, for a street race in Cape Town.

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