Verde

American

[vurd] / vɜrd /

noun

Cape, a cape in Senegal, near Dakar: the westernmost point of Africa.

Verde British

/ vɜːd /

noun

a cape in Senegal, near Dakar: the westernmost point of Africa See also Cape Verde

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Then Cape Verde drew with Spain and Uruguay to finish second in their group.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Moraitis has been CEO of Serra Verde since January 2023 and helped build the miner into what the company described as the only large-scale producer of the four critical rare earths outside of Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

The teams had one common opponent in this tournament, tiny Cape Verde, a World Cup debutante.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

Brazilian influencer Virginia Fonseca is facing a lawsuit after recommending that her 56 million Instagram followers place a bet on Cape Verde beating Argentina during the World Cup.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

I remembered how it had felt to stand outside the Penikese hospital and learn that some of the lepers had been from islands like Cape Verde and Tobago.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

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