Cape Verde

American  

[vurd] / vɜrd /

noun

1. a republic consisting of a group of islands CapeVerdeIslands in the Atlantic, W of Senegal in W Africa: formerly an overseas territory of Portugal; gained independence in 1975. 1,557 sq. mi. (4,033 sq. km). Praia.

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Cape Verde British  

/ vɜːd /

noun

1. a republic in the Atlantic off the coast of West Africa, consisting of a group of ten islands and five islets: an overseas territory of Portugal until 1975, when the islands became independent. Official language: Portuguese. Religion: Christian (Roman Catholic) majority; animist minority. Currency: Cape Verdean escudo. Capital: Praia. Pop: 531 046 (2013 est). Area: 4033 sq km (1557 sq miles)

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Other Word Forms

• Cape Verdean noun

Example Sentences

Cape Verde's president on Monday announced that the country's first-round presidential elections will take place on November 15, with a potential second round two weeks later.

From Barron's

"Sometimes you need luck on your side and two years ago in the quarter-final against Cape Verde Ronwen Williams made a big save, otherwise we could have lost that game," Broos added.

From Barron's

If we were to take a guess, that would probably involve Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Saudi Arabia, Cape Verde, Senegal, Norway, Austria, Algeria, Uzbekistan or the winner of the DR Congo play-off path.

From BBC

Uzbekistan, Cape Verde, Jordan and Curacao have all taken advantage of the expanded World Cup by qualifying for the finals for the first time.

From BBC

That includes Cape Verde, Uzbekistan, and the island territory of Curaçao, which will become the smallest nation ever to make the cut with just 156,000 inhabitants.

From The Wall Street Journal