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CAPE VERDE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cape Verde mean?
• CAPE VERDE (noun)
The noun CAPE VERDE has 1 sense:
1. an island country in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal
Familiarity information: CAPE VERDE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An island country in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Cape Verde; Republic of Cape Verde
Instance hypernyms:
country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)
Meronyms (parts of "Cape Verde"):
capital of Cape Verde; Cidade de Praia; Praia (the capital of Cape Verde on Sao Tiago Island)
Holonyms ("Cape Verde" is a part of...):
Cape Verde Islands (a group of islands in the Atlantic off of the coast of Senegal)
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