"Cape of Good Hope" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Cape of Good Hope [canonical]
Etymology: Calque of Portuguese Cabo da Boa Esperança. Etymology templates: {{cal|en|pt|Cabo da Boa Esperança}} Calque of Portuguese Cabo da Boa Esperança Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Cape of Good Hope}} the Cape of Good Hope
  1. A headland in southwestern South Africa, near Cape Town. Wikipedia link: Cape of Good Hope Categories (place): Headlands, Places in South Africa Related terms: Cape Province, Cape Town Translations (a cape in southwestern South Africa): Kaap die Goeie Hoop (Afrikaans), رَأْس اَلرَّجَاء اَلصَّالِح (raʔs ar-rajāʔ aṣ-ṣāliḥ) [masculine] (Arabic), Բարեհուսո հրվանդան (Barehuso hrvandan) (Armenian), Ümid Burnu (Azerbaijani), Esperantza Oneko lurmuturra (Basque), খোশ উমেদের অন্তরীপ (khōś umeder ontorip) (Bengali), Kab ar Spi Mat (Breton), нос До́бра Наде́жда (nos Dóbra Nadéžda) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Cap de Bona Esperança [masculine] (Catalan), 好望角 (hou² mong⁶ gok³) (Chinese Cantonese), 好望角 (Hǎowàngjiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), Capu di Bona Spiranza (Corsican), mys Dobré naděje [masculine] (Czech), Kap Det Gode Håb [common-gender] (Danish), Kaap de Goede Hoop (Dutch), Kabo de Bona Espero (Esperanto), Góðvónarhøvdi [masculine] (Faroese), Hyväntoivonniemi (Finnish), cap de Bonne-Espérance [masculine] (French), კეთილი იმედის კონცხი (ḳetili imedis ḳoncxi) (Georgian), Kap der Guten Hoffnung [neuter] (German), Ακρωτήριο της Καλής Ελπίδος (Akrotírio tis Kalís Elpídos) (Greek), Lae-Manaʻolana (Hawaiian), Jóreménység foka (Hungarian), Góðrarvonarhöfði [masculine] (Icelandic), Capo di Buona Speranza [masculine] (Italian), 喜望峰 (Kibōhō) (alt: きぼうほう) (Japanese), 희망봉 (Huimangbong) (alt: 喜望峯) (Korean), Tanjung Harapan (Malay), Przylądek Dobrej Nadziei [masculine] (Polish), Cabo da Boa Esperança [masculine] (Portuguese), Capul Bunei Speranțe [masculine] (Romanian), мыс До́брой Наде́жды (mys Dóbroj Nadéždy) [masculine] (Russian), mys Dobrej nádeje [masculine] (Slovak), cabo de Buena Esperanza [masculine] (Spanish), Rasi ya Tumaini Jema (Swahili), Godahoppsudden (Swedish), Ümit Burnu (Turkish)

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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мыс До́брой Наде́жды"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a cape in southwestern South Africa",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mys Dobrej nádeje"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a cape in southwestern South Africa",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cabo de Buena Esperanza"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "a cape in southwestern South Africa",
      "word": "Rasi ya Tumaini Jema"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a cape in southwestern South Africa",
      "word": "Godahoppsudden"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a cape in southwestern South Africa",
      "word": "Ümit Burnu"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "note": "mũi Hảo Vọng (mũi + 好望)",
      "sense": "a cape in southwestern South Africa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Cape of Good Hope"
}

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