Meanings
proper noun
- A city in Cape Girardeau County and Scott County, Missouri, United States.
Origin
Named after a promontory (cape) in the Mississippi River, and Jean Baptiste de Girardot (with a change in spelling).
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APA
Cape Girardeau. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20Girardeau
MLA
“Cape Girardeau.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20Girardeau. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cape Girardeau,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20Girardeau.
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