CapeVerde

CapeVerde
Cape Verde (vûrd)
An island country of the Atlantic Ocean west of Senegal. The islands were settled by the Portuguese in the mid-15th century, became a colony in 1495 and an overseas province in 1951, and gained independence in 1975. Praia, on São Tiago Island, is the capital. Population: 381,000.
  Cape Verʹde·an (vûrʹdē-ən) adj. & n.

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