Philippines

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).

• enPR: fĭlʹĭ-pēnz, IPA^(key): /ˈfɪl.ɪ.pinz/, /ˈfɪl.ə.pinz/

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the Philippines

1. A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Philippines. Capital: Manila
2. The Philippine Islands, an archipelago in Southeast Asia, that forms the basis of the Philippine republic.

• Not to be confused with Philippians.
• (country): Normally used in the singular since it is the name of a country.

• Filippines
• Pilipinas
• Pinas

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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 (plural only)

1. Philippines (a country in Asia)

• philippin
• Philippin, Philippine, Philippins, Philippines

• (countries of Asia) pays d’Asie; Afghanistan, Arabie saoudite, Arménie, Azerbaïdjan, Bahreïn, Bangladesh, Bhoutan, Birmanie, Brunei, Cambodge, Chine, Chypre, Corée du Nord, Corée du Sud, Émirats arabes unis, Géorgie, Inde, Indonésie, Iran, Irak, Israël, Japon, Jordanie, Kazakhstan, Kirghizistan, Koweït, Laos, Liban, Malaisie, Maldives, Mongolie, Népal, Oman, Ouzbékistan, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russie, Singapour, Sri Lanka, Syrie, Tadjikistan, Thaïlande, Timor oriental, Turquie, Turkménistan, Vietnam, Yémen ^{(Category: fr:Countries in Asia)}

Philippines f

1. plural of Philippine