Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A native or inhabitant of the Philippines.
- noun A person of Filipino ancestry.
- noun The Austronesian language that is based on Tagalog, draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages, and is the official language of the Philippines.
- adjective Of or relating to the Philippines or its peoples, languages, or cultures.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A native of the Philippine Islands; in a restricted sense, a native of more or less pure Spanish descent. Also incorrectly Philippino.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A native or inhabitant of the Philippine Islands, specif. one of Spanish descent or of mixed blood.
- noun the official language of the Philippines, based on Tagalog. It draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages.
- adjective of or relating to the Philippines or its people or customs.
- adjective of or relating to the language of the Philippines.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun   A Philippine language used in thePhilippines , based onTagalog , also known asManileño .
- noun A native or inhabitant of the Philippines.
- adjective   Of or pertaining to the Philippines or itspeople .
- adjective   Of or pertaining to Tagalog, the language of the Philippines .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs
- noun a native or inhabitant of the Philippines
- noun official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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								Before 1987, the official language was Tagalog, and the word Filipino was spelled Pilipino because there was no “f” sound in the Tagalog alphabet. ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007 
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								Before 1987, the official language was Tagalog, and the word Filipino was spelled Pilipino because there was no “f” sound in the Tagalog alphabet. ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007 
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								Before 1987, the official language was Tagalog, and the word Filipino was spelled Pilipino because there was no “f” sound in the Tagalog alphabet. ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007 
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								Earlier, I had to choose between two plays-in-progress, to determine which I would complete (the third, in Filipino, is a given). Archive 2004-03-01 Dean Francis Alfar 2004 
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								Earlier, I had to choose between two plays-in-progress, to determine which I would complete (the third, in Filipino, is a given). notes from the peanut gallery Dean Francis Alfar 2004 
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								Filipino translates as "Ang isda ay nahuhuli sa bibig." WN.com - Articles related to Gloria leaving for Switzerland 2010 
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								Filipino translates as "Ang isda ay nahuhuli sa bibig." WN.com - Articles related to Gloria leaving for Switzerland 2010 
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								Filipino translates as "Ang isda ay nahuhuli sa bibig." WN.com - Articles related to Church pews fill as Philippine poll campaign begins 2010 
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								Filipino translates as "Ang isda ay nahuhuli sa bibig." WN.com - Articles related to Church pews fill as Philippine poll campaign begins 2010 
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								Filipino translates as "Ang isda ay nahuhuli sa bibig." WN.com - Articles related to Church pews fill as Philippine poll campaign begins 2010 
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