Cape Coast

proper noun

A city and port in Cape Coast district, in the Central Region of Ghana, site of the Cape Coast Castle World Heritage site.

OriginPortuguese Cabo Corso →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city and port in Cape Coast district, in the Central Region of Ghana, site of the Cape Coast Castle World Heritage site.
  2. A district in the Central Region of Ghana.

Origin

  1. PortugueseCabo Corso“Short Cape”
  2. EnglishCape Coast

Ultimately from Portuguese Cabo Corso (“Short Cape”).

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APA

Cape Coast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20Coast

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Chicago

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