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Etymology

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Compound of kaap (cape (as in Kaap de Goede Hoop (Cape of Goof Hope))) +‎ provincie (province).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkaː.proː.ˌvɪn.si/
  • Hyphenation: Kaap‧pro‧vin‧cie

Proper noun

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Kaapprovincie f

  1. A province of South Africa. Capital: Cape Town
    1. One of four constitutive provinces in the colonial and Apartheid era
    2. One of more after the dismantling of Apartheid
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