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Cavite

American  
[kah-vee-te, kuh-] / kɑˈvi tɛ, kə- /

noun

  1. a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay: naval base.


Cavite British  
/ kəˈviːtɪ, -teɪ /

noun

  1. a port in the N Philippines, in S Luzon on Manila Bay: a former US naval base. Pop: 109 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The SF-260 plane was on a training flight from Sangley airport in Cavite province south of Manila when it plummeted into a rice field in Bataan province, air force spokesperson Col.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2023

Mr. Aguirre joined another newly elected Philippine mayor, Alston Kevin Anarna of Silang, a city of 296,000 in the province of Cavite, in dictating smiles all around.

From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2022

Navarrete, born in the Philippine province of Cavite, was raised by his grandmother for his first two-plus years while his parents made their way in America.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2021

Police-enforced curfews in the capital region and the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal were expanded to 11 hours starting at 6 p.m. to keep people off the streets.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 2, 2021

More than two hundred vessels, “galeras,” “galeotas,” and “virrayes,” were built, and assembled at Cavite.

From A History of the Philippines by David P. Barrows

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