[
US
/ˈfɪɫəˌpin/
]
NOUN
- official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages
ADJECTIVE
-
of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs
our Filipino cook
the Philippine President
How To Use Philippine In A Sentence
- It was a sentimental and monumental event as the Brazilian government gave the Philippine president full planeside military honors complete with all the 21-gun salute. WN.com - Articles related to Chile Rejects Church Call to Pardon Officials
- The Philippines’ most active volcano erupted again Monday, spewing ash and molten lava into the air, prompting volcanologists to warn of more violent eruptions in coming days.
- Noel Celis/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Pictures of missing children lay at a soldiers foot during a retrieval operation in Iligan, southern Philippines Friday. Asia in Pictures
- All were available in plain or patinated brass or copper, and they included a variety of shells, such as Philippine, chiton, limpet, melon, triton, sea conch, and nautilus.
- News about stricter visa requirements came alongside reports of a Philippine-Japan free trade agreement nearing conclusion.
- Philippines-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is 'answerable' for the 'stinking' $329-million National Broadband WN.com - Articles related to Pa. residents sue gas driller over polluted drinking water
- Dennis M. Sabangan/European Pressphoto Agency Filipino children offered candles for flood victims on Tuesday during a mass burial in a village that was devastated by rampaging flood waters in Iligan City, southern Mindanao, the Philippines. Asia in Pictures
- In the Philippines, it is used as an emmenagogue (an agent to induce menstruation).
- By November of 1899, Aguinaldo and his forces had been pushed further and further into central Luzon (the main Philippine island) and he realized he could not fight the Americans with conventional military units. Memorial Day: Burning Pols in Effigy « Antiwar.com Blog
- There are 16 subspecies whose range spreads from India as far as southern China and the Philippines.