NOUN | location | Cape Colony, Cape Province, Cape of Good Hope Province | a former province of southern South Africa that was settled by the Dutch in 1652 and ceded / ceded to Great Britain in 1814 |
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Meaning | A former province of southern South Africa that was settled by the Dutch in 1652 and ceded / ceded to Great Britain in 1814; in 1994 it was split into three new provinces of South Africa. | |
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Synonyms | Cape Province, Cape of Good Hope Province | |
Instance of | state, province | The territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation |
Part of | South Africa, Republic of South Africa | A republic at the southernmost part of Africa |
Catalan | Cape Colony |
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