Philippine
['filipi:n]
Definition
(noun.) official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages.
Typed by Laverne--From WordNet
Examples
- Manila hemp is obtained from the leaf stalks of the Philippine plant known as the Abacá, the leaf stems of which are compressed together, and constitute the trunk of the plant. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Spain retained Cuba and a few settlements in the Philippine Islands. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- A brief war ended in the acquisition of Cuba, Porto Rico, and the Philippine Islands. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Manila hemp, as it is called, is a product of our Philippine dependency, being obtained from a species of the banana plant which grows abundantly in those islands. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It is improbable that either Porto Rico or the Philippines will become states in the Union. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Admiral Dewey’s ship, the Olympia, returning from the Philippines, paid for her toll $3,516. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- They discovered the Philippines, and here Magellan was killed in a fight with the natives. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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