(n) a former province of southern South Africa that was settled by the Dutch in 1652 and ceded to Great Britain in 1814; in 1994 it was split into three new provinces of South Africa, Syn. Cape of Good Hope Province, Cape Colony
(n) a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level, Syn. escape valve, escape cock, relief valve, escape