| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Cape Verde |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  vûrd |
| An island country of the Atlantic Ocean west of Senegal. The islands were settled by the Portuguese in the mid-15th century, became a colony in 1495 and an overseas province in 1951, and gained independence in 1975. Praia, on São Tiago Island, is the capital. Population: 381,000. | | OTHER FORMS: | Cape Ver de·an (vûrd - n) —ADJECTIVE & NOUN
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