Meaning of FILIPINO
| Pronunciation: | | `filu'peenow
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- [n] official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages
- [n] a native or inhabitant of the Philippines
- [adj] of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs; "the Philippine President"; "our Filipino cook"
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| | Synonyms: | | Philippine, Philippine |
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| | See Also: | | Bisayan, Cebuan, Cebuano, indigen, indigene, native, Philippines, Republic of the Philippines, Tagalog, Tagalog, Visayan, Western Malayo-Polynesian | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fil`i*pi"no\, n.; pl. {Filipinos}. [Sp.]
A native of the Philippine Islands, specif. one of Spanish
descent or of mixed blood.
Then there are Filipinos, -- ``children of the
country,'' they are called, -- who are supposed to be
pure-blooded descendants of Spanish settlers. But there
are few of them without some touch of Chinese or native
blood. --The Century.
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