philippines
NounUS/ˈfɪləˌpinz/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946Synonyms: Republic of the PhilippinesInstance of country, statePart of Southeast Asia, Philippine IslandsParts Manila, Cebu, Caloocan, Quezon CityMember of Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEANMembers Filipino, Visayan
- an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islandsSynonyms: Philippine IslandsInstance of archipelagoPart of Pacific, Pacific OceanParts Republic of the Philippines, Cebu, Visayas, Luzon, Mindanao, MindoroMembers Tagalog
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Philippines prop. n.
An East Asian country occupying the Phillipine Islands. Syn. — Republic of the Philippines.
2. An archipelago off the eastern coast of Asia. Syn. — Philippine Islands.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5