Philippines

Meaning

1. An archipelago of Southeast Asia.
2. A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Philippines. Capital: Manila.

Synonyms

Republic of the Philippines

Philippine Islands

Quezon City

the Philippines

the Republic of the Philippines

Filipino

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𐐙𐐮𐑊𐐲𐐹𐐨𐑌𐑆

Luzon

Translations

Philippines

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Filippine

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Filipinas

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Filipinas

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Philippinen

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Filipines

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Φιλιππίνες

Filipijnen

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Filipinler

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الفلبين

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Philippinae

فلبين

Filipinas

Filippijnen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfi.lip.pins/

Etymology

See Name of the Philippines in Wikipedia for a complete etymology.
Borrowed from French Philippines, originally from Spanish Filipinas, which was from Felipe (the name of a king of Spain). By surface analysis, Philip + -ine + -s.