Phil·ip·pines (f l  -p nz , fl-pnz) A country of eastern Asia consisting of the Philippine Islands, an archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean southeast of China. Inhabited by Malays and various indigenous groups, the islands were first sighted by Magellan's expedition in 1521 and were colonized by the Spanish after 1565. They came under U.S. control in 1898 after the Spanish-American War. A commonwealth was created in 1935 and full independence achieved in 1946. The islands were occupied by Japan during much of World War II. Political turmoil led to the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos after 1965 and his exile in 1986 following the election of Corazón Aquino. Manila is the capital and the largest city. Population: 91,100,000. Phil ip·pine adj. |   |
Philippines [ˈfɪlɪˌpiːnz ˌfɪlɪˈpiːnz]
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(Placename) (functioning as singular) Republic of the. a republic in SE Asia, occupying an archipelago of about 7100 islands (including Luzon, Mindanao, Samar, and Negros): became a Spanish colony in 1571 but ceded to the US in 1898 after the Spanish-American War; gained independence in 1946. The islands are generally mountainous and volcanic. Official languages: Filipino, based on Tagalog, and English. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: peso. Capital: Manila. Pop.: 78 609 000 (2001 est.). Area: 300 076 sq. km (115 860 sq. miles) Related word Filipino
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| Noun | 1. |  Philippines - a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946Manila Bay - a naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the American fleet under Admiral Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet adobo - a dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice Abu Sayyaf, Bearer of the Sword - a small gang of terrorist thugs claiming to seek a separate Islamic state for the Muslim minority in the Philippines; uses bombing and assassination and extortion and kidnapping; "In 2001 Abu Sayyaf kidnapped twenty people and beheaded one of the American captives" ABB, Alex Boncayao Brigade, Revolutionary Proletarian Army, RPA-ABB - an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s Moro Islamic Liberation Front - a terrorist group in the southern Philippines formed in 1977 to establish an independent Islamic state for the Moros; have clashed with troops at United States bases New People's Army, NPA - a terrorist organization that is the militant wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines; a Maoist organization formed to overthrow the government; uses hit squads called Sparrow Units; opposes United States military presence in the Philippines Pentagon Gang - a Filipino terrorist group that broke away from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in 2001 in order to continue terrorism and kidnapping and extortion ASEAN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations - an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism Southeast Asia - a geographical division of Asia that includes Indochina plus Indonesia and the Philippines and Singapore Philippine Islands, Philippines - an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands capital of the Philippines, Manila - the capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on southern Luzon Caloocan - a suburb of Manila in southwestern Luzon Quezon City - city on Luzon adjoining Manila Filipino - a native or inhabitant of the Philippines Amorphophallus campanulatus, Amorphophallus paeonifolius, elephant yam, pungapung, telingo potato - putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber |
| 2. |  Philippines - an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islandsBataan, Corregidor - the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945 Leyte, Leyte invasion, Leyte Island - a battle in World War II; the return of United States troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944; the battle marked first use of kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese Cebu - one of the Visayan islands of the central Philippines; important for its fine harbor Luzon - the main island of the Philippines Mindanao - the second largest island of the Philippines at the southern end of the archipelago; mountainous and volcanic Mindoro - a mountainous island in the central Philippines Philippines, Republic of the Philippines - a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946 Bisayas, Visayan Islands - group of islands in the central Philippines Pacific, Pacific Ocean - the largest ocean in the world Tagalog - a member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila |
Translations
Philippines [ˈfɪlɪpiːnz] NPL the Philippines → (las)Filipinas fpl
the Philippine Islands → las Islas Filipinas
the Philippine Islands → las Islas Filipinas
Philippines
pl → Philippinen pl
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