Capra

[ kap-ruh ]

/ ˈkæp rə /

noun

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

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Example sentences from the Web for capra

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

The genera are Ovis (sheep), Capra (goats) and Hemitragus (tahr).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3|Various
The wool of capra Angorensis or the Angora-goat, of which the shawls of Cashmere are made, and others in imitation of them.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
According to Livy, the illustrious founder of Rome was reviewing his army in a plain near the marsh of Capra.
Thunder and Lightning|Camille Flammarion
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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