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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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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

By late afternoon, Goni was spotted moving towards Batangas and Cavite provinces, south of the capital Manila, where residents could experience “destructive winds and intense rainfall” by night time, the weather bureau said.

From Reuters • Nov. 1, 2020

The following year, the Dutch again appeared in these seas, with a squadron of twelve ships, when eleven of them remaining on the coast of Batan, the commodore came forward alone, to reconnoitre Cavite.

From An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol I (of 2) Exhibiting their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions and commerce. by Zuniga, Martinez de

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