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Cape Verdean

British  
/ ˈvɜːdɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Cape Verde or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Cape Verde

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Men, women, and children were all dancing to the rhythm of the official World Cup song released by the Cape Verdean Football Federation.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

For the games, the Cape Verdean owner, Sara Lopes, will be hosting watch parties and cooking up specialties like duck linguiça, a smoked sausage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

The move was meant "to protect the Cape Verdean population," Maria da Luz Lima declared, adding that "there would be no contact between the passengers and the country".

From Barron's ● May 4, 2026

David Earl Lopes was born May 3, 1945, and raised in East Providence, R.I., a town of Irish, Portuguese and Cape Verdean immigrants seeking jobs in factories and along the waterfront.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

The Cape Verdean diaspora especially in France, Luxembourg, Portugal, and the US have launched urgent crowdfunding campaigns.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2025

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