Cape Verde

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geographical name (1)

Cape Verdean adjective or noun

Cape Verde

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geographical name (2)

variants or Cabo Verde
country in the eastern North Atlantic west of Mauritania and Senegal comprising the Cape Verde Islands; until 1975 belonged to Portugal; capital Praia area 1557 square miles (4048 square kilometers), population 303,673
Cape Verdean adjective or noun

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“Cape Verde.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cape%20Verde. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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