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Filipino
(redirected from Pilipinos)

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Fil·i·pi·no  (fl-pn)
n. pl. Fil·i·pi·nos
1. A native or inhabitant of the Philippines.
2. The Austronesian language that is based on Tagalog, draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages, and is the official language of the Philippines.
adj.
Of or relating to the Philippines or its peoples, languages, or cultures.

[Spanish filipino, from (Islas) Filipinas, Philippine (Islands).]

Filipino [ˌfɪlɪˈpiːnəʊ]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -nos Also (feminine) Filipina a native or inhabitant of the Philippines
2. (Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) another name for Tagalog
adj
(Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) of or relating to the Philippines or their inhabitants
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.FilipinoFilipino - a native or inhabitant of the Philippines
Philippines, Republic of the Philippines - a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946
aborigine, indigen, indigene, native, aboriginal - an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students"
Moro - a member of the predominantly Muslim people in the southern Philippines
Tagalog - a member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila
Bisayan, Visayan - a member of the most numerous indigenous people of the Philippines
2.FilipinoFilipino - official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages
Western Malayo-Polynesian - a western subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages
Tagalog - the language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is based
Cebuano, Cebuan - language of the people of Cebu in the Philippines; its lexicon contributes to the official language of the Philippines
Adj.1.Filipino - of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs; "the Philippine President"; "our Filipino cook"
Translations
Filipino [fɪlɪˈpiːnəʊ]
A. ADJfilipino
B. N
1. (= person) → filipino/a m/f
2. (Ling) → tagalo m

Filipino [ˌfɪlɪˈpiːnəʊ]
adjPhilippin(e)
n
(= person) → Philippin(e) m/f
(= language) → tagalog m

Filipino
nFilipino m, → Filipina f

Filipino [ˌfɪlɪˈpiːnəʊ]
1. adjfilippino/a
2. n
a. (person) → filippino/a
b. (language) → tagal m

Filipino [ˌfɪlɪˈpiːnəʊ]
1. adjfilippino/a
2. n
a. (person) → filippino/a
b. (language) → tagal m

Filipino فلبيني, مواطن فلبيني Filipínec, filipínský filippiner, filippinsk Filipino, philippinisch φιλιππινέζικος, Φιλιππινέζος filipino filippiiniläinen Philippin Filipinac, filipinski filippino フィリピンの, フィリピン人 필리핀 사람, 필리핀의 Filipijn, Filipijns filippiner, filippinsk Filipińczyk, filipiński filipino филиппинец, филиппинский filipinsk, filippinare เกี่ยวกับชาวฟิลิปปินส์, หญิงชาวฟิลิปปินส์ Filipinli người Philippine, thuộc Philippine 菲律宾人, 菲律宾的


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