Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

northern cape

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables: north-ern -cape
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province of South Africa. Capital and largest city: Kimberley. It was created in 1994 when Cape Province was split into three.

Example Sentences

"But there is much more to this small Northern Cape town than the bucolic ideal painted by Kleynhans. Incredibly, 25 years after the fall of apartheid, Orania is a place for white people only."

Phrases

Eastern Cape Western Cape

Frequently Paired Words

Eastern Cape Western Cape

Questions

What does northern cape mean?: A province of South Africa. Capital and largest city: Kimberley. It was created in 1994 when Cape Province was split into three.

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