Capexit

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proper noun

The secession of Western Cape (as well as sometimes Eastern Cape and Northern Cape) from South Africa.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. South AfricagovernmentThe secession of Western Cape (as well as sometimes Eastern Cape and Northern Cape) from South Africa.

    CapeXit needs the support of 1.6 million people to request a referendum with the SA government in order to start the process of independence.

    2021, Erene Roux, "The CapeXit mission: Can this be Brexit for the Western Cape?", The South African, 31 May 2021

Origin

Blend of Cape + exit. Modeled after Brexit and Grexit.

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Cite this entry
APA

Capexit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Capexit

MLA

“Capexit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Capexit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Capexit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Capexit.

Source: Capexit on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.