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The Cape is named after the [[Cape Peninsula]] and its landmark [[Cape of the Segunda Cabeça]]. As a great cape seen as the final waypoint between the Odeneru and the Cathay, sailors and settlers began to refer | The Cape is named after the [[Cape Peninsula]] and its landmark [[Cape of the Segunda Cabeça]]. As a great cape seen as the final waypoint between the Odeneru and the Cathay, sailors and settlers began to refer it as simply "the Cape". The name stuck, and the Kiravian colony that would be eventually founded there took on the name [[Axerka Kesta]] (literally "cape colony"). Over the decades, the name came to become the regional designator for the colonies and states of far southern Crona. When those states were federated and granted independence, the Federacy of the Cape was the name chosen. | ||
The Cape is one of a handful of countries in which the {{wp|definite article}} is used in its English-language name, other than cases in which the name is plural or includes the form of government. The article is used by the nation's government and international authorities, and has entered into common colloquial use when referring to the country. | The Cape is one of a handful of countries in which the {{wp|definite article}} is used in its English-language name, other than cases in which the name is plural or includes the form of government. The article is used by the nation's government and international authorities, and has entered into common colloquial use when referring to the country. | ||