Leyte
Speech parts
1. Leyte - Noun
2. Leyte - Proper noun
Meaning
a battle in World War II; the return of United States troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944; the battle marked first use of kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese
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Phrases with the word
Examples
Our defeat at Leyte was tantamount to the loss of the Philippines. When you [the Allies] took the Philippines, that was the end of our resources.
Baer also observes that Leyte was “the last great naval battle” of World War II.
MANILA, (Mabuhay) — Even though there is an increase in the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Eastern Visayas, no death was recorded in the region, specifically in the province of Leyte, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said Thursday.
Her father died when she was seven and soon after her father’s Chinese kin snubbed them, prompting her mother to leave Leyte for Manila where they stayed with a maternal aunt.
Aquino expressed his gratitude during the courtesy call made by Ban Ki-Moon in Malacanang, the presidential palace, before the latter flew to Tacloban in central Philippine province of Leyte, the worst-hit area by typhoon Haiyan, locally known as Yolanda.
For Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, the incident was symptomatic of the administration’s ineptitude and “a clear embarrassment for the nation.”