bon cape

noun

a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.

Also called Ras Addar.

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Bon¹ (bɔːn)

—n
1.	Feast of Lanterns, Also called: Festival of Lanterns an annual festival celebrated by Japanese Buddhists
2.	a. the pre-Buddhist priests of Tibet or one such priest
	b. their religion

[from Japanese bon, originally Urabon, from Sanskrit ullambana hanging upside down]

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Bon² (bɒn)

—n
	Cape Bon a peninsula of NE Tunisia

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Word Origin & History

bon

from Fr., lit. "good" (adj.), from L. bonus "good" (see bene-). It has crossed the Channel in phrases such as bon apétit (1860), lit. "good appetite;" bon-ton (1744) "good style;" bon mot.

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