Filipino

Fil·i·pi·no

F0119400 (fĭl′ə-pē′nō)n. pl. Fil·i·pi·nos 1. a. A native or inhabitant of the Philippines.b. A person of Filipino ancestry.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.

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

Filipino

(ˌfɪlɪˈpiːnəʊ) npl -nos1. (Peoples) a native or inhabitant of the Philippines. Also (feminine): Filipina 2. (Peoples) another name for Tagalog3. (Languages) another name for Tagalogadj4. (Placename) of or relating to the Philippines or their inhabitants5. (Peoples) of or relating to the Philippines or their inhabitants

Fil•i•pi•no

(ˌfɪl əˈpi noʊ)

n., pl. -nos. a native or inhabitant of the Philippines. [1895–1900; < Sp, derivative of (las Islas) Filipinas]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Filipino - a native or inhabitant of the PhilippinesPhilippines, Republic of the Philippines - a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946aborigine, 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 PhilippinesTagalog - a member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including ManilaBisayan, Visayan - a member of the most numerous indigenous people of the Philippines
	2.	Filipino - official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languagesPhilippineWestern 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.	Filipino - of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs; "the Philippine President"; "our Filipino cook"Philippine

Translations

菲律宾人菲律宾的

Filipino

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