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Philippine
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philippine
English
Pronunciation
en /ˈfɪlɪpiːn/ /ˈfɪləpiːn/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Philippine.wav Southern England
en /ˈfɪlɪpaɪn/ obsolete ˈfilipain 146
Adjective
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Of or pertaining to the Philippines.
en Filipino
en Angela Dewan Scientists find the fingerprints of climate change on Dubai’s deadly floods w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/25/climate/dubai-floods-climate-weather-analysis-int 2024-04-25 Three Philippine women working in Dubai died in their car, trapped by waters gushing down the street. https://web.archive.org/web/20250822193613/https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/25/climate/dubai-floods-climate-weather-analysis-int 22 August 2025
Usage notes
"Philippine" is usually used to describe things from the country, and "Filipino", the country's people.
Derived terms
en Philippineness Philippinist Philippinization Philippinize Proto-Philippine Philippine fowl disease Philippine violet Philippine ironwood Philippine lemon Philippine cedar Philippine Standard Time Philippine Time Philippine coucal Philippine Spanish
Translations
Filipino
References
en Philippines
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as eene ghesloten stadt, die noemende Philippijne in 1505. Named after the city's location in the Philippinepolder, which is named in turn after Philip I of Castile (1478-1506).
See also zea Phelippine, zea Phelpine.
Pronunciation
nl /ˌfi.liˈpi.nə/
nl Phi lip pi ne
nl inə 4
Proper noun
n
nl city/and/former municipality mun/Terneuzen p/Zeeland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Philippinenaar
nl Philippines
References
philippine
nl eponyms
French
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-Philippine.wav <<France>> (<<Brétigny-sur-Orge>>)
Noun
f
fr Philippin