Definitions for Cape Of Good Hope
cape of good hope

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cape of Good Hopenoun

   a point of land in southwestern South Africa (south of Cape Town)

2. Cape of Good Hopenoun

   a province of western South Africa

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cape of Good Hopenoun

   a cape in southwestern South Africa, near Cape Town.

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1. cape of good hope

   The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky promontory at the southernmost tip of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa. While it is not the southernmost point of Africa (that distinction belongs to Cape Agulhas), it is often mistakenly believed to be so, and is historically significant as a landmark noted by sailors during the age of exploration. It was first rounded by Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias in 1488, who named it the "Cape of Storms", but it was later renamed by John II of Portugal as the "Cape of Good Hope" because of the great prospects it presented for a sea route to India and the East.

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1. Cape of Good Hope

   The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. There is a misconception that the Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa, because it was once believed to be the dividing point between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. In fact, the southernmost point is Cape Agulhas, about 150 kilometres to the east-southeast. The currents of the two oceans meet at the point where the warm-water Agulhas current meets the cold water Benguela current and turns back on itself—a point that fluctuates between Cape Agulhas and Cape Point. When following the western side of the African coastline from the equator, however, the Cape of Good Hope marks the point where a ship begins to travel more eastward than southward. Thus, the first modern rounding of the cape in 1488 by Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias was a milestone in the attempts by the Portuguese to establish direct trade relations with the Far East. Dias called the cape Cabo das Tormentas. "Cape of Storms" was the original name of the "Cape of Good Hope".

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Cape of Good Hope

   a cape in South Africa, discovered by Diaz in 1486; called at first "Cape of Storms," from the experience of the first navigators; altered in consideration of the promised land reached beyond.

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1. cape of good hope

   In Southern Africa; long held by the Dutch; was captured by the British, September 16, 1795; restored to the Dutch at the general peace, but was again taken by the British, January 9, 1806; it still belongs to the British, though a severe desultory warfare has often been carried on with the native tribes.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cape of Good Hope

   So called by John II., King of Portugal, after Diaz had touched this point of Africa, as a favourable augury for the circumnavigation of the globe.

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How to pronounce Cape Of Good Hope?

1. Alex

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Cape Of Good Hope in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Cape Of Good Hope in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Cape Of Good Hope in a Sentence

1. Erik Pevernagie:

   Journeys of love can be stunning and desperately exhausting. Love implies hope, but numerous are the impediments and the road may be covered with shipwrecking obstacles, since love is mystery, doubt, fear, pain and sometimes war or hell. ( " Those journeys of love" - "Cape of good Hope " )

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
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4. ^ Wikidata
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5. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
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7. ^ Etymology and Origins
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