Meaning of Cape Colony in English

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  2. Noun
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  1. Noun

    Cape Colony

    Definitions

    1. a former province of southern South Africa that was settled by the Dutch in 1652 and ceded to Great Britain in 1814

    Examples

    • « in 1994 it was split into three new provinces of South Africa »

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