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フィリピン

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Japanese

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Alternative spellings
比律賓 (obsolete)
菲律賓 (obsolete)
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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The katakana spelling of 比律賓(フィリピン) (Firipin, Philippines), likely from Chinese 菲律賓 / 菲律宾 (Fēilǜbīn), from English Philippines, from French Philippines, from Spanish Filipinas.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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フィリピン (Firipin

  1. the Philippines

Synonyms

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See also

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countries in Asia: アジア(しょ)(こく) (Ajia no shokoku) (appendix)edit

References

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  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN