English Explanatory Dictionary

Mindanao

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An island of the Philippines.
  2. One of the three island groups in the Philippines

Pronunciation

/mɪn̪.d̪ɐˈn̪aʊ̯/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mlgc1998-Mindanao.wav /ˌmɪn.dəˈnaʊ̯/ En-ca-Mindanao.oga

Word forms

Mindanao Mindanau

Etymology

From Spanish Mindanao, a contraction of Maguindánao (“Maguindanao”), from Maguindanao Magindanaw.

Derived words

Mindanao boobook

Translations

Armenian: Մինդանաո Chinese: 南島 /南岛 Chinese Mandarin: 棉蘭老 /棉兰老 Chinese Mandarin: 棉蘭老島 /棉兰老岛 Chinese Mandarin: 民答那峨島 /民答那峨岛 Farefare: Mindanau Farefare: Mɩndanaʋ Georgian: მინდანაო Japanese: ミンダナオ島 Portuguese: Mindanau Russian: Миндана́о Spanish: Mindanao Tagalog: Mindanaw
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