Constantia
Americannoun
noun
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a region of the Cape Peninsula
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any of several red or white wines produced around Constantia
Example Sentences
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At one point Saturday afternoon, a fire whirl was reported at the southern end of Constantia Road as the fire backed down an escarpment.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2021
Zakrzeski, from the central New York town of Constantia, says the attributes that made her a riflery champion also carried over to the classroom, where she was an honor roll student.
From Washington Times • May 10, 2018
The upscale suburb of Constantia is home to South Africa’s first vineyards, dating to 1685.
From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2015
“Historians wonder why Jefferson never mentioned Constantia wine from the Cape of Good Hope, but they forget to look at the other Founding Fathers,” he says.
From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2015
May and June were spent in town in an unsuccessful attempt to induce many eligible bachelors even to dance with Arabella and Constantia, let alone to propose to them.
From The Vanity Girl by MacKenzie, Compton
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