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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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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

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

"It's a victory for all the Cape Verdean people and, above all, a victory for those who fought for our independence."

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

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

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025

Early written records of Cape Verdean music are scarce - the Portuguese colonists did not document life and society on Cape Verde other than records of taxes and commodities.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2024

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