Filipino

Speech parts

1. Filipino - Noun

2. Filipino - Adjective

3. Filipino - Proper noun

Meaning

official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages

a native or inhabitant of the Philippines

of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

philippine Pinoy Filipina asian philip Tibetan Cambodian asiatic Bhutanese Singaporean country state Nepalese Laotian Philippines

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Antonyms

Filipina Pinay

Hypernyms

aboriginal native indigene aborigine indigen western malayo-polynesian

Hyponyms

moro Tagalog Cebuano Bisayan Cebuan Visayan

Phrases with the word

Chinese Filipino knife of filipino origin large knife of filipino origin filipino politician large cutting tool of filipino origin sino-filipino

Examples

My grandchildren are growing up and they could not understand why the Marcoses are still being crucified although we keep on telling them that we did not steal from the Filipino people. Imelda Marcos

And, of course, in the Philippines there were so many thousands of Americans that were captured by the Japanese and held and who were rescued by Filipino Americans, or Filipinos I should say, and by U.S. troops near the close of the war. Dana Rohrabacher

Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world. Douglas MacArthur

Filipino businessmen must have the ability to compete freely in the global economy. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

I want every Filipino woman empowered with information regarding all options available to her regarding family planning. Lea Salonga

The identity of the Filipino today is of a person asking what is his identity. Nick Joaquín

Close letter words and terms

Filipiniana Filipinization Filipinize filipino legislator filipino politician Filipino time