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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)

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Authorities suspended Friday classes in dozens of towns and cities Cavite, Laguna, and Batangas provinces adjacent to Taal volcano, and in five cities in the capital region.

From Reuters • Sep. 22, 2023

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

In the northern city of Cavite, volunteers cooked locally popular binagoongang baboy for evacuees of a massive residential fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2022

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

He reformed the arsenal at Cavite, and, in spite of opposition on all sides, did something to infuse efficiency and honesty into the government.

From A History of the Philippines by Barrows, David P.