Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • An island country of the Atlantic Ocean west of Senegal. The islands were settled by the Portuguese in the mid-15th century, became a colony in 1495 and an overseas province in 1951, and gained independence in 1975. Praia, on São Tiago Island, is the capital.

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  • proper noun Country in Western Africa. Official name: Republic of Cape Verde.

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  • noun an island country in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal

Etymologies

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From Portuguese Cabo Verde, from cabo (cape) + verde (green).

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Examples

  • This started near what we call the Cape Verde islands.

    CNN Transcript Jul 7, 2008 2008

  • I mean, it's really not the season for what we call Cape Verde storms or what is out there still a little chilly.

    CNN Transcript Jul 3, 2008 2008

  • This started near what we call the Cape Verde islands.

    CNN Transcript Jul 7, 2008 2008

  • In September, we see what we call the Cape Verde hurricanes, where the majority of our major hurricanes do develop.

    CNN Transcript Sep 29, 2007 2007

  • Meanwhile, Costa pointed to Cape Verde, which is hosting the ECOWAS conference, as a "good example" of how the tide could be turned against the international drug cartels.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2008

  • In the West African country of Cape Verde, which is 99 percent

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2005

  • Though Soares has visited all the other former Portuguese territories in Africa which gained their independence in the wake of Portugal's 1974 democratic revolution; - namely Cape Verde,

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

  • Cabo Verde (local name Cape Verde 16 00 N 24 00 W for Cape Verde)

    The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • The Sub-Regional Fisheries Commission (SRFC) based at Dakar, Senegal is made up of west African States, namely Cape Verde, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Sierra Leone and Senegal.

    Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • The Sub-Regional Fisheries Commission (SRFC) based at Dakar, Senegal is made up of west African States, namely Cape Verde, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Sierra Leone and Senegal.

    Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009

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