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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

philippines

/ˈfɪl.ə.piːnz/

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What does philippines mean?

proper noun

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

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/ˈfɪl.ə.piːnz/

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Yet the problem in the South and the problem in the Philippines and in Hawaii differ only in degree.
VariousThe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial IssueProject Gutenberg ebook #206
Comparison with the folk-lore from other regions shows that these stories are by no means confined to the Philippines.
Fay-Cooper ColeA Study in Tinguian Folk-LoreProject Gutenberg ebook #7017
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The direct effect of free trade between this country and the Philippines will be marked upon our sales of cottons, agricultural machinery, and other manufactures.
United States. PresidentsUnited States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to George W. BushProject Gutenberg ebook #925
Construction projects and various services needed to support the military installations are done by military and contract employees from the UK, Mauritius, the Philippines, and the US.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1993 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #87