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Mother City

noun

  1. an informal name for Cape Town

“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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But while the grumbling from many locals continues, there is little sign that local rules will change, and the beauty of the place that is also known as the Mother City will continue to draw digital nomads to its shore.

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"It's my fatherland attacking my motherland - or mother city to be even more precise."

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The agency has been researching how badly "the Mother City" has been affected as much visited attractions like Table Mountain remain largely empty.

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That Cape Town, known as the “Mother City,” has become a front in the war on Western gender roles is somewhat fitting.

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The diversity has made the restaurant a favorite in the Mother City, and even nabbed it a mention in the Discovery Series category on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants website.

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