Northern Cape

British  

noun

1. the largest but least populated province in South Africa, in the NW part of the country; created in 1994 from part of Cape Province: agriculture, mining (esp diamonds). Capital: Kimberley. Pop: 899 349 (2004 est). Area: 139 703 sq km (361 830 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Half is in South Africa's Northern Cape and half in Western Australia; the first phase of construction is set to conclude in 2028.

From Scientific American • Mar. 31, 2023

“It’s a nonsense report,” Zamani Saul, the premier of Northern Cape Province and a Ramaphosa supporter, said in an interview.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2022

At botanical gardens and greenhouses in the Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces, where the poaching epidemic is most severe, botanists are struggling to deal with a massive influx of succulents confiscated from poachers.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2021

But overnight it spread to two other provinces - Mpumalanga, just east of Gauteng, and Northern Cape, police said in a statement.

From Reuters • Jul. 14, 2021

The picturesque Northern Cape of Celebes contains a population differing in origin and character from all other races of the vast island, and conveys the idea of a distinctive country.

From Through the Malay Archipelago by Richings, Emily