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philippine

/fˈɪlʌpˌin/noun, adjective3 syllables

Philippine means: official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages.

Synonyms for philippine3

noun, as in official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages

Filipino, Filipino language, Philippine language

adjective, as in of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs

Filipino

What does philippine mean?2

noun

1

official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages

adjective

1

of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs“the Philippine President”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Philippine in a sentence

  • Philippine motorcycle riders wear masks to deflect vehicular exhausts in heavy traffic.Hybrid
  • Oswaldo is making suman, a type of Philippine rice cake.fishda
  • Do you know what the Philippine currency is called?mervert1
  • Philippine society is composed chiefly of mixes of Sundadonts, Sinodonts, and Caucasoids.nonong
  • The flag of the town of Vila Velha looks like an inverted Philippine flag.mervert1
  • Spain once governed the Philippine Islands.Zifre
  • The Philippine government suspended domestic travel to and from Manila and closed schools in the capital city.Hybrid
  • The Philippine island of Mindoro is home to tribes that live off of the land’s natural resources.Cangarejo

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