Cape of Good Hope

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Cape of Good Hope

  • /ˈkeɪp əv ˌɡʊd ˈhəʊp/

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Calque of Portuguese Cabo da Boa Esperança.

proper noun the Cape of Good Hope

  1. A headland in southwestern South Africa, near Cape Town.

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name a cape in southwestern South Africa

Españolcabo de Buena Esperanza
한국어희망봉 Huimangbong
日本語喜望峰 Kibōhō
中文好望角 Hǎowàngjiǎo
KiswahiliRasi ya Tumaini Jema
PortuguêsCabo da Boa Esperança
Françaiscap de Bonne-Espérance
DeutschKap der Guten Hoffnung
ItalianoCapo di Buona Speranza
ΕλληνικάΑκρωτήριο της Καλής Ελπίδος Akrotírio tis Kalís Elpídos
RomânăCapul Bunei Speranțe
Русскиймыс До́брой Наде́жды mys Dóbroj Nadéždy
العربيةرَأْس اَلرَّجَاء اَلصَّالِح raʔs ar-rajāʔ aṣ-ṣāliḥ

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@misc{cape_of_good_hope_2026,
  title = {Cape of Good Hope},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cape%20of%20good%20hope},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}