Philippine Islands

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Philippine Islands - an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islandsPhilippinesBataan, 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 1945Leyte, 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 JapaneseCebu - one of the Visayan islands of the central Philippines; important for its fine harborLuzon - the main island of the PhilippinesMindanao - the second largest island of the Philippines at the southern end of the archipelago; mountainous and volcanicMindoro - a mountainous island in the central PhilippinesPhilippines, Republic of the Philippines - a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946Bisayas, Visayan Islands - group of islands in the central PhilippinesPacific, Pacific Ocean - the largest ocean in the worldTagalog - a member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila