Cavite
US/kəˈvi.teɪ/
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/kɐˈvi.tɛ/
Cavite proper noun: a province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Trece Martires (de facto); Imus (de jure). Largest city: Dasmariñas.
Proper noun
Cavite
- A province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Trece Martires (de facto); Imus (de jure). Largest city: Dasmariñas.
- A city in Cavite, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines.
- Synonyms:
- Cavite City
Cavite meaning in Tagalog
Cavite in Tagalog
- province of the Philippines
- Cavite
Synonyms of Cavite
Origin of Cavite
From Spanish Cavite, a rendition of Tagalog Kawit, from kawit (“hook”), in reference to the hooked-shape peninsula where present-day Cavite City stands. Doublet of Kawit.
Phrases with Cavite
Questions about Cavite
- What does Cavite mean?
- Cavite means a province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Trece Martires (de facto); Imus (de jure). Largest city: Dasmariñas.
- What is Cavite in Tagalog?
- Cavite in Tagalog is Cavite. See Cavite meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is Cavite?
- Cavite is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Cavite?
- Cavite is pronounced /kɐˈvi.tɛ/ (Philippines).
Words near Cavite in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Cavite (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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