Cape Verde
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Definition of Cape Verde
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— see verde, cape
Cape Verde
geographical name (2)Definition of Cape Verde (Entry 2 of 2)
country in the eastern North Atlantic west of Mauritania and Senegal comprising the Cape Verde Islands; until 1975 belonged to Portugal; capital Praia area 1557 square miles (4048 square kilometers), population 303,673
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