Philippines

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

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

Pronunciation

fĭlʹĭ-pēnz /ˈfɪl.ɪ.piːnz/ /ˈfɪl.ə.piːnz/ /ˈfɪl.ɪ.paɪnz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Philippines.wav fĭlʹə-pēnz En-us-Philippines.ogg /ˈfi.lip.pins/ /ˈfi.li.pins/ /ˈpi.lip.pins/ /ˈpi.li.pins/

Word forms

Philippines the Philippines

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.

Synonyms

Filippines Pilipinas Pinas

Related words

Filipina Filipinas Philippine Phils PI Tagalog Countries of the world

Derived words

Christmas Capital of the Philippines Culinary Capital of the Philippines Goodbye Philippines Rice Bowl of the Philippines Salad Bowl of the Philippines Summer Capital of the Philippines

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