Cape of Good Hope
geographical name
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or Cape Province
or Kaapland
or earlier Cape Colony
former province of the southern part of the Republic of South Africa; capital Cape Town area 278,465 square miles (724,009 square kilometers)
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“Cape of Good Hope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cape%20of%20Good%20Hope. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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