Philippines

Phil-ip-pines · proper noun

imported

Definitions

proper noun

  1. 1.

    An archipelagic country in Southeast Asia, consisting of over 7,000 islands in the western Pacific Ocean.

  2. 2.

    Used attributively to describe things from or relating to this country.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    the Philippine Islands — the formal geographical term for the archipelago
  • •
    Filipino — relating to the Philippines or its people

Related words

See also: Filipino, Manila

Etymology

From Spanish Filipinas, named after King Philip II of Spain in the 16th century by the explorer Ruy Lopez de Villalobos.