Cabo Verdean

adjective

Ca·​bo Verd·​ean ˌkä-bü-ˈvər-dē-ən 

variants or Cape Verdean

ˈvər-dē-ən 

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Cabo Verde or its people

Cabo Verdean noun

or Cape Verdean

plural Cabo Verdeans or Cape Verdeans

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Geographical Definition

Cabo Verde

geographical name

Ca·​bo Ver·​de ˌkä-bü-ˈver-də 

variants or Cape Verde

ˈvərd 

or officially Republic of Cabo Verde

country in the eastern North Atlantic west of Mauritania and Senegal comprising the Cabo Verde Islands; until 1975 belonged to Portugal; capital Praia area 1557 square miles (4048 square kilometers)

Cabo Verdean

ˌkä-bü-ˈvər-dē-ən 

adjective or noun

or Cape Verdean

ˈvər-dē-ən