Manila Bay

Manila Bay

n

(Placename) an almost landlocked inlet of the South China Sea in the Philippines, in W Luzon: mostly forms Manila harbour. Area: 1994 sq. km (770 sq. miles)

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Manila Bay - a naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the American fleet under Admiral Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet Spanish War, Spanish-American War - a war between the United States and Spain in 1898 Philippines, Republic of the Philippines - a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946