Capra may refer to:
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''Capra'' (genus), comprising the goats
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Capra (goat dance)
Capra is the name of a traditional Romanian dance, performed around New Year. It's executed by a young man with a goat mask and a sheep skin on his back. The 'goat' and his companions go from house to house, dancing at each door on New Year's Eve. ...
, a Romanian custom
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Capra (titular see), a titular see in the Catholic Church
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Capra (car), a pick-up brand from the Iranian
Bahman Group
Bahman Group ( fa, , ''Gruh-e Bahman'') is an Iranian car manufacturer which was originally registered under the name Iran Gulf Company on February 5, 1953. During the first seven years of its operations, the company was involved in maritime tr ...
People
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Buzz Capra
Lee William Capra (born October 1, 1947), is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves, from to . Nicknamed "Buzz", by a neighbor as a child, Capra was a N ...
(born 1947), American baseball player
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Frank Capra
Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-born American film director, producer and writer who became the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s ...
(1897–1991), American film director
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Frank Capra Jr. (1934–2007), American studio manager
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Francis Capra
Francis Capra (born April 27, 1983) is an American actor. He has played the roles of Max Connor in '' Kazaam'', and Eli "Weevil" Navarro in the TV series ''Veronica Mars''.
Personal life
Capra attended Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Scho ...
(born 1983), American actor
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Fritjof Capra
Fritjof Capra (born February 1, 1939) is an Austrian-born American physicist, systems theorist and deep ecologist. In 1995, he became a founding director of the Center for Ecoliteracy in Berkeley, California. He is on the faculty of Schumacher ...
(born 1939), American physicist
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Vinny Capra (born 1996), American baseball player
Fictional characters
* Andrew Capra, one of the suspects in Tess Gerritsen's thriller novel ''
The Surgeon
''The Surgeon'' is a 2005 Australian television medical drama. It screened at 9:30pm on Thursdays on Network Ten and in Ireland early morning on RTÉ One. The show was based at a fictional hospital named Sydney General Hospital.
The first se ...
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* Eddie Capra, central character in the television series ''
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
''The Eddie Capra Mysteries'' is an American mystery television series starring Vincent Baggetta as a lawyer who investigates murders and has a knack for solving them. Original episodes aired on NBC from September 8, 1978, to January 12, 1979.M ...
''
Geography
Rivers in Romania:
* Capra, a tributary of the
Ciocadia in Gorj County
* Valea Caprei, a tributary of the
Dașor in Bihor County
* Capra, a tributary of the
Motrul Sec in Gorj County
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Capra (Bicaz)
The Capra (also: ''Pârâul Jidanului'') is a left tributary of the river Bicaz in Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, ...
, a tributary of the Bicaz in Neamț County
* Capra Mică, a tributary of the
Tărlung
The Tărlung (in its upper course also: ''Ramura Mare'') is a left tributary of the river Râul Negru in Romania. It discharges into the Râul Negru in Băcel. in Brașov County
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