Philippine

American

[fil-uh-peen, fil-uh-peen] / ˈfɪl əˌpin, ˌfɪl əˈpin /

adjective

of or relating to the Philippines or their inhabitants; Filipino.

Philippine British

/ ˈfɪlɪˌpiːn /

adjective

another word for Filipino

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Other Word Forms

anti-Philippine adjective
pro-Philippine adjective

Example Sentences

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Southeast Asia markets including the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand joined the upturn too.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Philippines and Thailand will release February inflation data in the week.

From The Wall Street Journal

He urged the judges not to confirm the charges and to free Duterte to "live out the rest of his days in peace" in the Philippines.

From Barron's

Enid, an illustrator based in the Philippines, has also recast the show in anime, inspired by that feeling of "I want what they have" which first drew her to BL, she says.

From BBC

The Philippine, US and Japanese militaries conducted joint exercises this week over the Bashi Channel that separates the Philippines from Taiwan, officials said Friday.

From Barron's

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