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]

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Cape Canaveral

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

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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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