Filipina
/filiˈpinɐ/ adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 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 A female Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent. countable, historical, obsolete
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to female inhabitants of the Philippines. not-comparable
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More examples"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).