Filipinas

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English

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Noun

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Filipinas

  1. plural of Filipina
  2. the women's national football representative team of the Philippines

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

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Proper noun

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Filipinas

  1. Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

Central Nahuatl

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Filipinas.

Proper noun

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Filipinas

  1. Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

References

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  • Mancilla Sepúlveda, Héctor. (2000) Lecciones de Nahuatl, Hirata Editorial, México DF.

Classical Nahuatl

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Proper noun

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Filipinas

  1. Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

Portuguese

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Filipinas

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Fi‧li‧pi‧nas

Proper noun

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Filipinas f pl

  1. Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Felipe +‎ -inas. Originally las Islas Filipinas (literally the Philippine Isles), named after Felipe II de España (Philip II of Spain).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /filiˈpinas/ [fi.liˈpi.nas]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -inas
  • Syllabification: Fi‧li‧pi‧nas

Proper noun

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Filipinas f

  1. Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)
  2. (obsolete) the islands of Samar and Leyte

Usage notes

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  • Contrary to English, in Spanish the definite article is optional when referring to the Philippines' exonym in Spanish (i.e. las Filipinas), meaning you may omit the article "las" if you so choose.
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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Filipinas, from Felipe (the name of a King of Spain) + -inas.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /filiˈpinas/ [fɪ.lɪˈpiː.n̪ɐs]
    • IPA(key): (more native-sounding) /piliˈpinas/ [pɪ.lɪˈpiː.n̪ɐs]
  • Rhymes: -inas
  • Syllabification: Fi‧li‧pi‧nas

Proper noun

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Filipinas (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒᜈᜐ᜔)

  1. (proscribed) alternative form of Pilipinas: Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)
  2. the women's national football representative team of the Philippines

Yogad

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Filipinas.

Proper noun

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Filipinas

  1. Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)