cape colony

Noun
  1. A former province of southern South Africa that was settled by the Dutch in 1652 and ceded to Great Britain in 1814;
    In 1994 it was split into three new provinces of South Africa (synset 109023950)
    is an instance of: province, state - the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
    is a part of: republic of south africa, south africa - a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)
    same as: cape of good hope province, cape province

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