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  • proper noun Cape Town

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Examples

  • Cape Town, referred to as the Mother City, is considered by many of us here to be one of the most beautiful cities on the globe.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2000

  • Town, referred to as the Mother City, is considered by many of us here to be one of the most beautiful cities on the globe.

    DEPUTY PRESIDENT ZUMA'S ADDRESS AT FOREIGN AFFAIRS DINNER 2000

  • Cape Town, also known as the Mother City, has been the custodian of South Africa's Houses of Parliament since 1884.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1995

  • The "Mother City" is where the struggle between master and slave began.

    Desmond Tutu's dreams for Cape Town fade as informal apartheid grips the city 2011

  • The Mother City, as Cape Town is known, lies on the peninsula where the Indian Ocean meets the Atlantic at the foot of the majestic Table Mountain.

    CNN Transcript Apr 11, 2009 2009

  • Known as the ‘Mother City,’ Cape Town is the oldest city in South Africa and has a cultural heritage spanning more than 300 years.

    Cape Town Voted “Best World City” In Telegraph Travel Awards Thatsnews 2008

  • While Cape Town is consistently voted one of the top five gay holiday destinations worldwide, Strider Expeditions says it aims to lure gay tourists out of the Mother City for a fuller African experience.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2007

  • "The ID therefore clearly states that Helen Zille must remain executive mayor of Cape Town in the interests of consistent and stable government in the Mother City."

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2007

  • -- CAPE TOWN, nicknamed the Mother City, is South Africa's oldest and most spectacular in terms of setting, with Table Mountain at its back and white sandy beaches splayed at its feet.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2007

  • "And although load shedding could not be avoided, the residents of the Mother City joined forces and came to the party in a big way, proving that a concerted effort does make a remarkable difference," Eskom added.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2006

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