Filipina

//filiˈpinɐ// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A female citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such. countable

    "Recently, the police station at Nei-Hu district arrested about ten Filipina domestics and nursing workers who ran away from their employers."

  2. 2
    A female Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent. countable, historical, obsolete
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to female inhabitants of the Philippines. not-comparable

Synonyms

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filipinopinaypinayspaniardspanish

Example

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"Years of living an immigrant's life in North America has corrupted her once genteel Filipina demeanour."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish filipina f (feminine form of filipino).

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