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Meaning of "capiz" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CAPIZ

From the native name in the Philippines.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CAPIZ

capiz  [ˈkæpɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAPIZ

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Capiz is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CAPIZ MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Capiz

Capiz is a 1st class province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Roxas City and is located at the northeastern portion of Panay Island, bordering Aklan and Antique to the west, and Iloilo to the south. Capiz faces the Sibuyan Sea to the north. Capiz is known for the Placuna placenta oyster shell that has the same name locally and is used for decoration and making lampshades, trays, window doors. Likewise, the province is known as the Seafood Capital of the Philippines.

Definition of capiz in the English dictionary

The definition of capiz in the dictionary is the bivalve shell of a mollusc found esp in the Philippines and having a smooth translucent shiny interior: used in jewellery, ornaments, lampshades, etc Also called: jingle shell, window shell.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CAPIZ


bioscopies
baɪˈɒskəpɪz
guppies
ˈɡʌpɪz
happy-clappies
ˌhæpɪˈklæpɪz
horoscopies
hɒˈrɒskəpɪz
humpies
ˈhʌmpɪz
loppies
ˈlɒpɪz
mesotherapies
ˌmesəʊˈθerəpɪz
nappies
ˈnæpɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAPIZ

capitative
capitayn
capitella
capitellum
Capitol
Capitol Hill
capitolian
Capitoline
capitula
capitulant
capitular
capitularies
capitularly
capitulary
capitulate
capitulation
capitulator
capitulatory
capitulum
caple

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAPIZ

Agassiz
biz
Breiz
Cadiz
chiz
Egas Moniz
hafiz
jiz
Kirghiz
pop quiz
quiz
Schweiz
showbiz
squiz
Tabriz
trivia quiz
Vitoria-Gasteiz
viz
whiz
wiz

Synonyms and antonyms of capiz in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «capiz» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAPIZ

Find out the translation of capiz to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of capiz from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «capiz» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卡皮斯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

capiz
570 millions of speakers

English

capiz
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Capiz
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كابيز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Capiz
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

capiz
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Capiz
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

capiz
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Capiz
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

capiz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マドガイ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

카피스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Capiz
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Capiz
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

capiz
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅपिझ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

capiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Capiz
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

capiz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Capiz
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

capiz
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

capiz
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

capiz
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Capiz
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

capiz
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of capiz

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPIZ»

The term «capiz» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.527 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPIZ» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «capiz» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «capiz» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about capiz

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAPIZ»

Discover the use of capiz in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to capiz and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Pronouncing Gazetteer and Geographical Dictionary of the ...
SS W. of Capiz. Pop. , 5, 1 75. Dao; a military station on the 1. bank of the Maindan Riv., near its junction with the Csipiz, 15 m. SW. of Capiz. Pop., 8,787. Dumarao; a military station on the 1. bank of the Badbaran, tributary of the Capiz Riv., ...
United States. Bureau of Insular Affairs, De Benneville Randolph Keim, 1902
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Military notes on the Philippines: September 1898
Population, 10,815; situated 40 miles from Capiz. Cuartero.— Population, 5,175. Dao. — Population, 8,785; situated 17 miles from Capiz. Dumalag. — Population, 8,000 ; situated 26 miles from Capiz. It has a road to Tapaz and one to Cuartero ...
United States. Adjutant-General's Office. Military Information Division, 1898
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Publications
Population, 3,967; situated 86 miles from Capiz. Calibo. — Population, 10,815; situated 40 miles from Capiz. Cuartero. — Population, 5,175. Dao. — Population, 8,785; situated 17 miles from Capiz. Dumalag. — Population, 8,000 ; situated 26  ...
United States. Adjutant-General's Office. Military Information Division, 1898
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A pronouncing gazetteer and geographical dictionary of the ...
SSW. of Capiz. Pop., 5,175. Dao; a military station on the 1. bank of the Maindan Riv., near its junction with the Capiz, 15 m. SW. of Capiz. Pop., 8,787. Dumarao; a military station on the 1. bank of the Badbaran, tributary of the Capiz Riv., 20 m.
United States. Bureau of Insular Affairs, 1902
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Publication
Population, 3,967; situated 86 miles from Capiz. Calibo. — Population, 10,815; situated 40 miles from Capiz. Cuartero. — Population, 5,175. Dao. — Population, 8,785; situated 17 miles from Capiz. Dumalag. — Population, 8,000; situated 26 ...
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Philippines
Roxas (row-hahs), the capital of Capiz province and commercial capital of northern Panay, ships out tonnes of processed sea critters daily; you can choose, cook and eat the fresh version on the waterfront. It is a seriously crowded and polluted ...
Greg Bloom, 2010
7
Message of the President of the United States and ...
Calayan Camalaniugan Claveria Enrile Gattaran Iguig Lal-lo Mauanan Pamplona Pefia Blanca Piat Sanchez Mira Santo Nino Solana — Tauit Tuao TUGUEGARAO . CAPIZ. Badajoz — Balete Buruanga Caiidiocan Calivo CAPIZ Dao Dumalag ...
United States. War Dept, 1908
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Acts of First- Philippine Legislature
Tuguegarao . . . PO PO.. Piat Abulug Tuguegarao.. CAPIZ. Badajoz — Balete Buruanga Cajidiocan Calivo CAPIZ Dao Dumalag Dumarao Ibajay luisan — Jimeno Jamindan Libacao — Libas Looc Maliuao Mambusao Nabas New Washington.
Philippines, 1908
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Congressional serial set
Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
United States. Government Printing Office, 1916
10
Annual Report of the Secretary of War
AN ACT Providing thnt one fiscal shall perform the duties of fiscal for the Provinces of Capiz and Romblon, abolishing the offices of fiscal of Capiz and of Romblon and Palawan as heretofore authorized by law, fixing the salary of the fiscal of ...
United States. War Dept, 1907

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAPIZ»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term capiz is used in the context of the following news items.
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NFA assures no synthetic rice in Capiz
Capiz NFA Information Officer Mary Christie Hari-on disclosed that based on the result of the intensified monitoring and market inspection by ... «Philippine Information Agency, Jul 15»
2
Hopeless Yolanda victims no more
The women of Pawa Homeowners Association in Panay, Capiz now hold garlands, instead of the heavy lumber they used to carry to build their ... «ABS CBN News, Jul 15»
3
Clinic available for smokers who want to quit
ROXAS CITY, Capiz, July 4 (PIA6) – The Smoking Cessation Clinic at the Roxas City Health Office (CHO) is open for cigarette smokers who ... «Philippine Information Agency, Jul 15»
4
Philippines: Post Haiyan shelter projects wraps with 660 families …
Consequently, a handing over ceremony was held at Barangay Pawa, Municipality of Panay, Province of Capiz, Philippines. The project sought ... «PreventionWeb, Jul 15»
5
NGCP: 9-hr power interruption in parts of Aklan, Capiz on July 4
A power interruption lasting up to nine hours may occur in parts of Aklan and Capiz on Saturday, July 4, the National Grid Corp. of the ... «GMA News, Jul 15»
6
Girl Gone Green: 5 ways to make your move more green
By Rachel Capiz - Published on July 2, 2015 ... Rachel Capiz is a Chattanooga native. When she isn't sorting recycling and furiously fixing leaky faucets that are ... «Nooga.com, Jul 15»
7
1000 Capiz farmers now proud landowners
Capiz DENR head Valentin Talabero said that the more than 700 hectares of public land were distributed to the 1,000 free patent beneficiaries ... «Philippine Information Agency, Jul 15»
8
FAST FACTS: Pasig City
These include houses that were built during the 1880s such as the Bahay na Tisa, an antique house made of adobe and capiz shells, and also ... «Rappler, Jul 15»
9
Capiz town builds flood-resilient building
ROXAS CITY, Capiz, July 1 (PIA6) – A construction of a town hall's flood-resilient annex building is underway in the municipality of Cuartero as ... «Philippine Information Agency, Jun 15»
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Comelec reverses ruling disqualifying Smartmatic
Capiz Rep. Fredenil Castro, chairman of the House committee on suffrage and electoral reform, urged yesterday the Comelec to study the ... «Philippine Star, Jun 15»

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