Philippines

proper nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈfɪl.ɪ.piːnz//
United Kingdom//ˈfɪl.ə.piːnz//
United Kingdom//ˈfɪl.ɪ.paɪnz//
United States//ˈfɪl.ə.piːnz//

An archipelago of Southeast Asia.

proper noun

1
An archipelago of Southeast Asia.
2
A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Philippines. Capital: Manila.
The rolling Chocolate Hills of Bohol in the Philippines could easily be mistaken for a child’s landscape drawing.
Among the frontrunners before the conclave began were Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state; Luis Antonio Tagle, a reformer from the Philippines; Péter Erdő, a traditionalist from Hungary; Robert Sarah, a cardinal from Guinea who criticised Francis’s papacy; and the moderate US cardinal Robert Prevost.

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.

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Philippines · An archipelago of Southeast Asia.

Phillip · A male given name from Ancient Greek.Phillips · A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Philip.Philly · Philadelphia.

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