Philippine

Philippines

Phil·ip·pines

P0246200 (fĭl′ə-pēnz′, fĭl′ə-pēnz′) 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 the first land in Asia sighted by Magellan's expedition in 1521 and were colonized by the Spanish after 1565. They came under US 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 Quezon City is the largest city.

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Phil′ip·pine′ adj.

Philippine

(ˈfɪlɪˌpiːn) adj (Peoples) another word for Filipino³

Phil•ip•pine

(ˈfɪl əˌpin, ˌfɪl əˈpin)

adj. of or pertaining to the Philippines or their inhabitants.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Philippine - official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languagesFilipinoWestern Malayo-Polynesian - a western subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languagesTagalog - the language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is basedCebuano, Cebuan - language of the people of Cebu in the Philippines; its lexicon contributes to the official language of the Philippines
Adj.	1.	Philippine - of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs; "the Philippine President"; "our Filipino cook"Filipino

Translations

philippinischfilippino