Cape Colony

/ˌkeɪp ˈkɑləni/
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Other forms: Cape Colonies

Definitions of Cape Colony
  1. noun
    a former province of southern South Africa that was settled by the Dutch in 1652 and ceded to Great Britain in 1814; in 1994 it was split into three new provinces of South Africa
    synonyms: Cape Province, Cape of Good Hope Province
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    province, state
    the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
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