Cape Canaveral

English

Etymology

From Spanish Cabo Cañaveral, from cañaveral (“reed bed”). It is the third oldest surviving European-given place-name in the US after Florida, and Dry Tortugas.[1]

Proper noun

Cape Canaveral

  1. A cape in Florida, United States.
  2. A city in Florida, United States, named after the cape it is located at.
  3. A military base in Florida, United States, named after the cape it is located at; Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
  4. (informal) A spaceport in Florida, United States; the combination of the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and Spaceport Florida on the Space Coast (Space Florida).

Synonyms
  • (cape, military base, spaceport): Cape Kennedy (former name) (1963-1973)

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References
  1. George Stewart, Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States (1945, New York: Random House), pages 11–13, 17, 18
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