Capra

[ kap-ruh ]

/ ˈkæp rə /

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noun

Frank, 1897–1991, U.S. film director and producer, born in Italy.

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Words nearby Capra

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How to use Capra in a sentence

On the day of the AFI dinner, Hitchcock receives a wire from Frank Capra, who is in Palm Springs.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Capra is sorry he can't attend but wants both Hitch and Alma to know he is thinking of them.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Capra rushed on stage as the spotlight searched for Lloyd, the real victor.
John Travolta Butchers Idina Menzel’s Name and More Presenter Screw Ups|Marina Watts|March 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Capra and Mr. Lloyd both thought that host Will Rogers was referring to them when he said, “Come on up and get it Frank!”
John Travolta Butchers Idina Menzel’s Name and More Presenter Screw Ups|Marina Watts|March 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The oldest domesticated goats seem to be descended from the Bezoar goat (Capra ægagrus), from the mountains of southwestern Asia.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe|John M. Tyler
Standing, as it does, beside a specimen of Capra Sibirica, it looks not much bigger than some of the Jumnapari goats.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale
Some naturalists do not separate this from Capra, but the majority do on the following characteristics, viz.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale
At daybreak it had advanced only six leagues, and was still between the islands of Elba and Capra.
Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I|Fleury de Chaboulon.
We had long wished to find a nest of O. capra, and early in September fortune favored us.
Wasps|George W. Peckham

British Dictionary definitions for Capra

Capra

/ (ˈkæprə) /

noun

Frank. 1896–1992, US film director born in Italy. His films include It Happened One Night (1934), It's a Wonderful Life (1946), and several propaganda films during World War II.

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