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Mindanao
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Min·da·na·o  (mnd-nä, -nou)
An island of the southern Philippines northeast of Borneo. The Mindanao Sea borders the island on the west.
Mindanao [ˌmɪndəˈnaʊ]
n
(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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Noun1.Mindanao - the second largest island of the Philippines at the southern end of the archipelagoMindanao - the second largest island of the Philippines at the southern end of the archipelago; mountainous and volcanic
Philippine 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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