Cape Verdean

alternative Capeverdean

1. not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, the Cape Verdean people or the Cape Verdean language.

   I hear [...] the surf on the Cape Verdean beaches is incredible.

   2015, Paul Beatty, The Sellout, Oneworld Publications (2016), page 219

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   He was a Cape Verdean boy who identified as Portuguese to differentiate himself from African Americans, despite being nearly the same shade as Davis.

   2022 April 12, Jazmine Hughes, “Viola Davis, Inside Out”, in The New York Times Magazine

   Synonyms: Cabo Verdean

plural Cape Verdeans · alternative Capeverdean

1. A person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent.

   Cape Verdeans waiting with perfect, timeless patience for a boat that may or may not come.

   2016, Zadie Smith, Swing Time, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 295

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   For Helio Batalha, a 27-year-old hip-hop artist who performed at the music expo, that blending of cultures and history has led to a form of identity crisis for young Cape Verdeans.

   2016 May 4, Saskia de Rothschild, “An Atlantic Archipelago’s Main Export: Music”, in The New York Times

   Synonyms: Cabo Verdean

alternative Capeverdean

1. A creole language spoken in Cape Verde.

   Synonyms: Cape Verdean Creole, Cabo Verdean, Kabuverdianu