Iloilo
Meanings
name
- A province of Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Iloilo City.
- An independent city, the provincial capital of Iloilo, Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines.
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Etymology
From Spanish Iloílo, from Hiligaynon Ilong-Ilong, from ilong (“nose”), from the nose-like shape of the land between the Iloilo River and Batiano River where the Spanish Fort San Pedro is located.
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