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- proper noun islands of the Malay Archipelago on which the country of
Philippines is situated
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands
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Examples
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General MacArthur, as well as the Japanese, believed that the Philippine Islands were the 'Key to the Orient'; Japan would have to take the Philippines before attempting to conquer any other countries in Southeast Asia.
Blood Brothers Jacobs, Col Eugene 1985
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General MacArthur, as well as the Japanese, believed that the Philippine Islands were the 'Key to the Orient'; Japan would have to take the Philippines before attempting to conquer any other countries in Southeast Asia.
Blood Brothers A Medic's Sketch Book Colonel Eugene C. Jacobs
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-- Spain cedes to the United States the archipelago known as the Philippine Islands, and comprehending the islands lying within the following line: A line running from W. to
The Philippine Islands John Foreman
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This well-known variety of cigars is manufactured from Manilla tobacco grown in Luzerne, one of the Philippine Islands, which is known as superior leaf for cigar purposes.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce E. R. Billings
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Punjab, and the Philippine Islands is the fruit of the education begun at the Freshfield school.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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Spain cedes to the United States, the archipelago known as the Philippine Islands, and comprehending the islands lying within the following line: 15
Treaty with Spain (Cession of Porto Rico and the Philippines) 1909
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France, China, and the Philippine Islands are the final destination of the rice export.
Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges 1895
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Spain cedes to the United States the archipelago known as the Philippine Islands, and comprehending the islands lying within the following lines:
Problems of Expansion As Considered In Papers and Addresses Whitelaw Reid 1874
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The most remarkable case of an insect of another order mimicking a beetle is that of the Condylodera tricondyloides, one of the cricket family from the Philippine Islands, which is so exactly like a
Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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The Philippines used to be called the Philippine Islands of the Pacific.
mongster's nest 2009
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