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cape canaveral

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables
cape -canaver-al
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A cape in Florida, United States.

name

A city in Brevard County, Florida, United States, named after the cape it is located at.

name

A military base in Florida, United States, named after the cape it is located at; Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

name

A spaceport in Florida, United States; the combination of the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and Spaceport Florida on the Space Coast (Space Florida).

Informal

Etymology

From Spanish Cabo Cañaveral, from cañaveral (“reed bed”). It is the third oldest surviving European-given place-name in the US after Florida, and Dry Tortugas.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Derived Forms

Canaveral

Phrases

Port Canaveral

Synonyms

Cape Kennedy (1963-1973)

Questions

What does cape canaveral mean?
A cape in Florida, United States.
Where does cape canaveral come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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