Philippines en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈfɪl.ɪ.paɪnz/ (UK, obsolete)
- fĭlʹĭ-pēnz (UK)
- /ˈpi.lip.pins/ (Philippines, colloquial)
- /ˈfɪl.ə.piːnz/ (US)
- /ˈpi.li.pins/ (Philippines, colloquial)
- /ˈfi.lip.pins/ (Philippines)
- fĭlʹə-pēnz (US)
- /ˈfi.li.pins/ (Philippines)
- /ˈfɪl.ɪ.piːnz/ (UK)
- /ˈfɪl.ə.piːnz/ (UK)
- (UK) audio
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.
Meanings
- An archipelago of Southeast Asia.
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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.
2025 April 22, Joe Minihane, “24 of the world’s most unusual landscapes”, in CNN: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.
2025 May 8, Angela Giuffrida and Harriet Sherwood, “White smoke from Sistine Chapel chimney signals election of new pope”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Philippines | canonical | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Goodbye Philippines · Salad Bowl of the Philippines · Rice Bowl of the Philippines · Summer Capital of the Philippines · Culinary Capital of the Philippines · Christmas Capital of the Philippines
Relateds
Phils · Countries of the world · Tagalog · Philippine · Filipina · Filipinas · PI
Synonyms
Pilipinas · Pinas · Filippines
Translations (136)
az فیلیپین (Republic of the Philippines) · chr ᎠᏂᏈᎵᎩᏃ (Republic of the Philippines) · lo ຟີລິບປິນ (Republic of the Philippines) · yue 菲律賓 /菲律宾 (Republic of the Philippines) · sv Filippinerna (Republic of the Philippines) · km ហ្វីលីពីន (Republic of the Philippines) · vo Filipuäns (Republic of the Philippines) · as ফিলিপাইন (Republic of the Philippines) · nv Kéyah Dańlíinii (Republic of the Philippines) · ca Filipines (Republic of the Philippines) · tr Filipinler (Republic of the Philippines) · et Filipiinid (Republic of the Philippines) · es Filipinas (Republic of the Philippines) · hsb Filipiny (Republic of the Philippines) · kmr Filîpîn (Republic of the Philippines) · tk Filippinler (Republic of the Philippines) · ce Филиппин (Republic of the Philippines) · ia Philippinas (Republic of the Philippines) · bo ཧྥི་ལི་པིན (Republic of the Philippines) · bg Филипи́ни (Republic of the Philippines) · sw Ufilipino (Republic of the Philippines) · mt il-Filippini (Republic of the Philippines) · ja 比律賓 (Republic of the Philippines) · mi Piripīni (Republic of the Philippines) · rar Piripīni (Republic of the Philippines) · ota فیلیپین (Republic of the Philippines) · nl Filipijnen (Republic of the Philippines) · nrf Îles Phelippènes (Republic of the Philippines) · fo Filipsoyggjar (Republic of the Philippines) · sa फिलिपीन्स (Republic of the Philippines) · ml ഫിലിപ്പീൻസ് (Republic of the Philippines) · cs Filipíny (Republic of the Philippines) · uz Filippin (Republic of the Philippines) · ne फिलिपिन्स (Republic of the Philippines) · ps فلپاين (Republic of the Philippines) · ab Филиппин (Republic of the Philippines) · sl Filipíni (Republic of the Philippines) · za Feihlizbinh (Republic of the Philippines) · ko 비율빈 (Republic of the Philippines) · ka ფილიპინები (Republic of the Philippines) · my ဖိလစ်ပိုင် (Republic of the Philippines) · ps فېلېپاين (Republic of the Philippines) · dlg Һилипин (Republic of the Philippines) · gv Ny hEllanyn Philippeenagh (Republic of the Philippines) · bn ফিলিপাইন (Republic of the Philippines) · wuu 菲律賓 /菲律宾 (Republic of the Philippines) · cmn 菲律賓 /菲律宾 (Republic of the Philippines) · mr फिलिपाईन्स (Republic of the Philippines) · az Filippin (Republic of the Philippines) · it Filippine (Republic of the Philippines) · de Philippinen (Republic of the Philippines) · vro Filipiiniq (Republic of the Philippines) · lv Filipīnas (Republic of the Philippines) · fa-ira فیلیپین (Republic of the Philippines) · th ฟิลิปปินส์ (Republic of the Philippines) · hu Fülöp-szigetek (Republic of the Philippines) · akl Pilipinas (Republic of the Philippines) · is Filippseyjar (Republic of the Philippines) · be Філіпі́ны (Republic of the Philippines) · ru Филиппи́ны (Republic of the Philippines) · co Filippini (Republic of the Philippines) · la Philippīnae (Republic of the Philippines) · sq Filipinet (Republic of the Philippines) · cv Филиппинсем (Republic of the Philippines) · gl Filipinas (Republic of the Philippines) · pa ਫਿਲੀਪੀਨਜ਼ (Republic of the Philippines) · gu ફીલીપાઈન્સ (Republic of the Philippines) · sh Филипи́ни (Republic of the Philippines) · ja フィリピン (Republic of the Philippines) · kn ಫಿಲಿಪ್ಪೀನ್ಸ್ (Republic of the Philippines) · yo Filipínì (Republic of the Philippines) · mk Филипи́ни (Republic of the Philippines) · eo Filipinoj (Republic of the Philippines) · uk Філіппі́ни (Republic of the Philippines) · da Filippinerne (Republic of the Philippines) · nan-hbl 菲律賓 /菲律宾 (Republic of the Philippines) · km ហ្វីលីព្ពីន (Republic of the Philippines) · fr Philippines (Republic of the Philippines) · kk Филиппиндер (Republic of the Philippines) · ar الْفِلِبِّين (Republic of the Philippines) · ko 필리핀 (Republic of the Philippines) · fi Filippiinit (Republic of the Philippines) · shn မိူင်းၾီႇလိပ်ႈပိၼ်း (Republic of the Philippines) · vi Phi Luật Tân (Republic of the Philippines) · sh Filipíni (Republic of the Philippines) · mn Филиппин (Republic of the Philippines) · ug فىلىپپىن (Republic of the Philippines) · el Φιλιππίνες (Republic of the Philippines) · ga Na hOileáin Fhilipíneacha (Republic of the Philippines) · sk Filipíny (Republic of the Philippines) · ta பிலிப்பீன்சு (Republic of the Philippines) · pl Filipiny (Republic of the Philippines) · gcf Filipinn (Republic of the Philippines) · io Filipini (Republic of the Philippines) · ro Filipine (Republic of the Philippines) · haw ʻĀina Pilipino (Republic of the Philippines) · si පිලිපීනය (Republic of the Philippines) · hi फिलीपिंस (Republic of the Philippines) · or ଫିଲିପାଇନ୍ସ (Republic of the Philippines) · dsb Filipiny (Republic of the Philippines) · yi פֿיליפּינען (Republic of the Philippines) · yi די פֿיליפּינען (Republic of the Philippines) · mn ᠹᠢᠯᠢᠫᠫᠢᠨ (Republic of the Philippines) · hy Ֆիլիպիններ (Republic of the Philippines) · br Filipinez (Republic of the Philippines) · acw الفلبِّين (Republic of the Philippines) · prs فِلْپَایْن (Republic of the Philippines) · pt Filipinas (Republic of the Philippines) · prs فِیلِیپِین (Republic of the Philippines) · nb Filippinene (Republic of the Philippines) · vi Phi-líp-pin (Republic of the Philippines) · nrf Ph'lippinnes (Republic of the Philippines) · hi फ़िलीपीन्स (Republic of the Philippines) · rm Filippinas (Republic of the Philippines) · bcl Filipinas (Republic of the Philippines) · ha Filipin (Republic of the Philippines) · af Filippyne (Republic of the Philippines) · te ఫిలిప్పీన్స్ (Republic of the Philippines) · am ፊሊፒንስ (Republic of the Philippines) · os Филиппинтӕ (Republic of the Philippines) · ky Филиппиндер (Republic of the Philippines) · gur Filippinno (Republic of the Philippines) · nn Filippinane (Republic of the Philippines) · tg Филиппин (Republic of the Philippines) · he הַפִילִיפִּינִים (Republic of the Philippines) · szl Filipiny (Republic of the Philippines) · lt Filipinai (Republic of the Philippines) · dv ފިލިޕީންސް (Republic of the Philippines) · udm Филиппинъёс (Republic of the Philippines) · khb ᦵᦝᧀᧈᦟᦲᧉᦗᦲᧃᧈ (Republic of the Philippines) · ms Filipina (Republic of the Philippines) · tt Филиппиннар (Republic of the Philippines) · ur فِلْپائِن (Republic of the Philippines) · tl Pilipinas (Republic of the Philippines) · ast Filipines (Republic of the Philippines) · id Filipina (Republic of the Philippines)