‖Kaap, noun

/kɑːp/
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De Kaap, die Kaap, the Kaap: the Cape, see Cape sense 1.
1912 F. Bancroft Veldt Dwellers 82These devils from Australia and the Kaap are just as tough as we Boers.
1975 D.H. Strutt Clothing Fashions 30There were several separate and distinct classes of people, namely: the Company officials, the servants of the Company in de Kaap itself, and the Free Burghers.
1990 Star 11 Sept. (Tonight) 10What..have a girl from die Kaap and a boy from Cardiff in common?
De Kaap, die Kaap, the Kaap:the Cape, see Cape sense 1.
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kaalvoet, adjectiveadj.KaaPee, nounn.
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