Min·da·na·o (m n d -nä  , -nou) An island of the southern Philippines northeast of Borneo. The Mindanao Sea borders the island on the west. |
Mindanao [ˌmɪndəˈnaʊ]
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(Placename) the second largest island of the Philippines, in the S part of the archipelago: mountainous and volcanic. Chief towns: Davao, Zamboanga. Pop.: 14 298 000 (1990 est.). Area: (including offshore islands) 94 631 sq. km (36 537 sq. miles)
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| Noun | 1. |  Mindanao - the second largest island of the Philippines at the southern end of the archipelago; mountainous and volcanicPhilippine Islands, Philippines - an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands Moro - a member of the predominantly Muslim people in the southern Philippines |
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