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Luzon
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Lu·zon  (l-zn)
An island of the northwest Philippines. It is the largest, most populous, and most important island in the archipelago.
Luzon [luːˈzɒn]
n
(Placename) the main and largest island of the Philippines, in the N part of the archipelago, separated from the other islands by the Sibuyan Sea: important agriculturally, producing most of the country's rice, with large forests and rich mineral resources; industrial centres at Manila and Batangas. Capital: Quezon City. Pop.: 32 558 000 (1995 est.). Area: 108 378 sq. km (41 845 sq. miles)
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Noun1.Luzon - the main island of the PhilippinesLuzon - the main island of the Philippines  
Philippine Islands, Philippines - an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands
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A week later, typhoon Parma ravaged areas further north on the Philippines' main Luzon island, triggering floods and landslides and destroying large agriculture lands.
UN seeks more funds for storm-ravaged Philippines by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
It was moving on a west-northwest trajectory toward the northern part of Luzon island with sustained winds of 150 kilometres per hour (93 miles per hour) and gusts of up to 185 kph (115 mph), the weather bureau said in its latest update.
Philippine floods victims brace for another typhoon by AFP / AFP Global Edition
The tropical storm off the north of Luzon island, packed maximum winds of 85 kilometres per hour at its centre, with gusts of 100 kilometres, and reached Batanes, the northernmost Islands yesterday afternoon.
Floods bring life to a standstill in Manila by Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
 
 
 
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