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pilipinas [pi.li.pí.nas.] : Philippine (n.); Philippines (n.)
Related words: pilipinisasyon

Derivatives of pilipinas


Glosses:
Philippine
n. (communication)1. filipino, philippineofficial language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages.
~ western malayo-polynesiana western subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages.
~ tagalogthe language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is based.
~ cebuano, cebuanlanguage of the people of Cebu in the Philippines; its lexicon contributes to the official language of the Philippines.
adj. (pertain)2. filipino, philippineof or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs.; "the Philippine President"; "our Filipino cook"
Philippines
n. (location)1. philippines, republic of the philippinesa republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946.
~ manila baya naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the American fleet under Admiral Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet.
~ adoboa dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice.
~ abu sayyaf, bearer of the sworda small gang of terrorist thugs claiming to seek a separate Islamic state for the Muslim minority in the Philippines; uses bombing and assassination and extortion and kidnapping.; "In 2001 Abu Sayyaf kidnapped twenty people and beheaded one of the American captives"
~ abb, alex boncayao brigade, revolutionary proletarian army, rpa-abban urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s.
~ moro islamic liberation fronta terrorist group in the southern Philippines formed in 1977 to establish an independent Islamic state for the Moros; have clashed with troops at United States bases.
~ new people's army, npaa terrorist organization that is the militant wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines; a Maoist organization formed to overthrow the government; uses hit squads called Sparrow Units; opposes United States military presence in the Philippines.
~ pentagon ganga Filipino terrorist group that broke away from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in 2001 in order to continue terrorism and kidnapping and extortion.
~ asean, association of southeast asian nationsan association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism.
~ country, land, statethe territory occupied by a nation.; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"
~ southeast asiaa geographical division of Asia that includes Indochina plus Indonesia and the Philippines and Singapore.
~ philippine islands, philippinesan archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands.
~ capital of the philippines, manilathe capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on southern Luzon.
~ caloocana suburb of Manila in southwestern Luzon.
~ cebu, cebu cityan important seaport on the island of Cebu in the Philippines.
~ quezon citycity on Luzon adjoining Manila.
~ filipinoa native or inhabitant of the Philippines.
~ bisayan, visayana member of the most numerous indigenous people of the Philippines.
~ amorphophallus campanulatus, amorphophallus paeonifolius, elephant yam, pungapung, telingo potatoputrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber.
n. (location)2. philippine islands, philippinesan archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands.
~ bataan, corregidorthe peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945.
~ leyte, leyte invasion, leyte islanda battle in World War II; the return of United States troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944; the battle marked first use of kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese.
~ cebuone of the Visayan islands of the central Philippines; important for its fine harbor.
~ luzonthe main island of the Philippines.
~ mindanaothe second largest island of the Philippines at the southern end of the archipelago; mountainous and volcanic.
~ mindoroa mountainous island in the central Philippines.
~ philippines, republic of the philippinesa republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946.
~ bisayas, visayan islandsgroup of islands in the central Philippines.
~ archipelagoa group of many islands in a large body of water.
~ pacific, pacific oceanthe largest ocean in the world.
~ tagaloga member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila.