Philippines

//ˈfɪl.ə.piːnz// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An archipelago of Southeast Asia.
  2. 2
    A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Philippines. Capital: Manila.

    "The rolling Chocolate Hills of Bohol in the Philippines could easily be mistaken for a child’s landscape drawing."

Synonyms

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filippineslower housephilippine islandspilipinaspilipinaspinas

Example

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"Last year in the Philippines, earthquakes and tidal waves resulted in the deaths of more than 6000 people."

Etymology

See Name of the Philippines in Wikipedia for a complete etymology. Borrowed from French Philippines, originally from Spanish Filipinas, which was from Felipe (the name of a king of Spain). By surface analysis, Philip + -ine + -s.

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