English
Etymology
From Cape Town (with town changed to -ton) + -ian.[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
Capetonian (not comparable)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Cape Town, South Africa.
Noun
Capetonian (plural Capetonians)
- A person from Cape Town.
- Synonym: Kapenaar
Translations
person from or inhabitant of Cape Town
- Afrikaans: Kapenaar
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 開普敦人 / 开普敦人 (Kāipǔdūn-rén)
- Dutch: Capetoniër m, Capetoniaanse f
- French: Capétonien (fr) m, Capétonienne f
- German: Kapstädter, Kapstädterin f
- Italian: capetoniano m, capetoniana f
- Japanese: ケープタウン人 (Kēputaun-jin)
- Korean: 케이프타운사람 (Keipeutaunsaram)
- Portuguese: capetoniano m, capetoniana f
- Russian: капетонианец m (kapetonianec), капетонианка f (kapetonianka)
- Spanish: capetoniano m, capetoniana f
- Swedish: kaptonare c
- Xhosa: indoda yaseKapa, umuntu waseKapa
- Yiddish: קאַפּעטאָן (kapeton)
- Zulu: please add this translation if you can (maybe "umuntu waseKapa")
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References
- ^ “Capetonian”, in Dictionary of South African English, Makhanda, Eastern Cape: Dictionary Unit for South African English, 1996–2025.