Philippines

See Name of the Philippines on Wikipedia.Wikipedia for a complete etymology.

From Spanish Filipinas, from Felipe, the name of a King of Spain.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪlɪpinz/, /ˈfɪləpinz/

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the Philippines

1. The Republic of the Philippines, a Southeast Asian country composed of over seven thousand islands in the Pacific Ocean, composed of the Philippine archipelago.
2. The Philippine Islands, an archipelago in Southeast Asia, that forms the basis of the Philippine republic.

• Do not confuse with Philippians.
• (country): Normally used in the singular since it is the name of a country.

• Pilipinas
• Pinas

• Appendix:Place names in Philippines
• Countries of the world
• Tagalog Language Index

Philippe +‎ -in +‎ -e +‎ -s, from Spanish Filipinas, from the pet form of Filipe (“Philip”) (French: Philippe), named after the King of Spain, Philip II.

• IPA^(key): /fi.li.pin/

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Philippines f pl

1. The Philippines.

• philippin, philippine, philippins, philippines
• Philippin, Philippine, Philippins, Philippines

Philippines f

1. plural of Philippine