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Cape Malay

Syllabification: (Cape Ma·lay)
(also Cape Muslim)
Definition of Cape Malay

noun

  • (in South Africa) a member of a predominantly Afrikaans-speaking and Muslim group resident mainly in the Western Cape Province. Compare with Cape colored.

adjective

  • of or relating to the Cape Malay people.

Cape Malay in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Cape Malay in the British & World English dictionary
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