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PRONUNCIATION OF DAVAO

Davao  [daˈvaːo] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DAVAO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Davao 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 DAVAO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Davao

Davao refers to several closely related places in Mindanao in the Philippines: ▪ Davao Region, an administrative region ▪ Davao del Norte province ▪ Davao del Sur province ▪ Davao Oriental province ▪ Davao Province, comprising what are now the provinces of Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental ▪ Davao Province, name of Davao del Norte, comprising what are now the provinces of Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte ▪ Davao City, also known as Davao ▪ Metro Davao ▪ Davao Gulf ▪ Davao River ▪ Davao International Airport ▪ Davawenyo language, sometimes known as Davao language...

Definition of Davao in the English dictionary

The definition of Davao in the dictionary is a port in the S Philippines, in SE Mindanao. Pop: 1 326 000.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DAVAO

Davenant
davenport
Daventry
David
David I
David II
davidia
Davies
Davis
Davis Cup
Davis Strait
Davisson
davit
Davos
Davy
Davy Jones
Davy Jones´s locker
Davy lamp

WORDS THAT END LIKE DAVAO

ao
bacalao
Bilbao
cacao
Callao
carabao
chao
chiao
ciao
Gao
Hu Jintao
jiao
Lao
Liao
Macao
Mindanao
pilao
Qingdao
Takao
Tao

Synonyms and antonyms of Davao in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Davao» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DAVAO

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

Translator English - Chinese

达沃
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Davao
570 millions of speakers

English

Davao
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डेवो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دافاو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Давао
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Davao
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দাবাও
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Davao
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Davao
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Davao
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ダバオ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다바오
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Davao
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Davao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தவோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दवओ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Davao
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Davao
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

davao
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Давао
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Davao
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Νταβάο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Davao
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Davao
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Davao
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Davao

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DAVAO»

The term «Davao» is very widely used and occupies the 19.432 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DAVAO» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAVAO»

Discover the use of Davao in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Davao and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Escape From Davao: The Forgotten Story of the Most Daring ...
Over the decades this remarkable story, called the “greatest story of the war in the Pacific” by the War Department in 1944, has faded away. Because of wartime censorship, the full story has never been told until now.
John D. Lukacs, 2010
2
Escape from Davao: The Forgotten Story of the Most Daring ...
Documents the escape of ten American prisoners of war from a World War II Japanese prison camp in the Philippines, describing the inhumane conditions they endured and the political struggle that influenced their return home.
John D. Lukacs, 2011
3
Escape From Davao: The Forgotten Story of the Most Daring ...
Documents the escape of ten American prisoners of war from a World War II Japanese prison camp in the Philippines, describing the inhumane conditions they endured and the political struggle that influenced their return home.
John D. Lukacs, 2010
4
Making Mindanao: Cotabato and Davao in the Formation of the ...
"While not denying explanatory value to these arguments, this book rejects ethnicity and political economy as the dominant causes.
P. N. Abinales, 2000
5
We Were Next to Nothing: An American POW's Account of ...
October 23, 1942— Disembarked and walked twenty-five kilometers to Davao Penal Colony, where we were interned Some men passed out. Many were unable to carry their packs all the way. I had my negatives in my field pack— I carried it ...
Carl S. Nordin, 2004
6
Managing Banana and Citrus Diseases: Proceedings of a ...
Proceedings of a Regional Workshop on Disease Management of Banana and Citrus Through the Use of Disease-free Planting Materials Held in Davao City, Philippines - 14-16 October 1998. Thailand Mr. Suchat Vichitrananda Plant ...
‎2000
7
Davao Del Sur: Municipalities of Davao Del Sur, People from ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
LLC Books, 2010
8
Report of the National Workshop on Micro-Enterprise ...
Sharing of Experiences and Lessons Learned : Davao City, Philippines, 7-10 March 2006. 12.4 The end of the cage culture project and lessons learned With an increasing number of projects to implement, the cooperative decided to ...
‎2007
9
Report of the Governor General of the Philippine Islands
13, reserving public land for school purposes, Hijo, Tagum, Davao, island of Mindanao. Executive Order No. 14, reserving public lands for school purposes, Saug, Davao, island of Mindanao. Executive Order No. lo, reserving public lands for ...
Philippines. Governor, 1920
10
Municipalities of Davao Del Norte
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General Books LLC, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAVAO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Davao is used in the context of the following news items.
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Davao airport to install P45M navigational system
The DVOR/DME at the Davao City airport is already 12 years old, considering that the shelf life of the equipment is only 10 years, according to ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
2
Lim sizzles, hits 2 goals
DAVAO City booter Jasper Rex Lim celebrates after scoring a goal during Makati Football Club-Philippines' match against Sweden's Reykjavik ... «Sun.Star, Jul 15»
3
DJA, HCDC post wins
THE Davao Jones Academy (DJA) and the Holy Cross of Davao College (HCDC) posted contrasting wins in their respective brackets in the ... «Sun.Star, Jul 15»
4
UnivFair at SM City
We are expecting 19 institutions, 10 of which are from outside Davao,” Lopez said. Among the out-of-town institutions that will participate in the ... «Sun.Star, Jul 15»
5
PHOTOS | Davao activists, artists honor 'Parago' with rally, mural
NDF activists wearing masks depicting the late NPA commander Leoncio 'Ka Parago' Pitao stage a lightning rally in downtown Davao City. «InterAksyon, Jul 15»
6
Dengue in Davao down by half
THE Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday the number of reported dengue cases in Davao Region dropped by almost half ... «Sun.Star, Jul 15»
7
A throwback to Davao's Digong (Part 2)
AMID reports that 200 tonnes of fake rice from China is making its way into the country's markets, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte ... «Tempo, Jul 15»
8
Mindanao Exporters' Confab and exhibit set this month in Davao City
DAVAO CITY, July 8 (PIA) Local exporters based in Mindanao will hold the Mindanao Exporters' Congress and Trade Expo 2016, on July ... «Philippine Information Agency, Jul 15»
9
Davao imports up in first quarter
THE regional office of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) recorded an increase in Davao Region's imports by 1.8 percent to $421.6 million ... «Sun.Star, Jul 15»
10
MyTaxi eyes booking service in Cebu, Davao
“For GrabCar, we're focusing in Metro Manila, but we are looking at expanding in Cebu and Davao. GrabTaxi started also there, so probably we ... «Manila Standard Today, Jul 15»

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