Definition of Philippines

1. Noun. A republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946.

Exact synonyms: Republic Of The Philippines
Geographical relationships: Manila Bay, Adobo, Abu Sayyaf, Bearer Of The Sword, Abb, Alex Boncayao Brigade, Revolutionary Proletarian Army, Rpa-abb, Moro Islamic Liberation Front, New People's Army, Npa, Pentagon Gang, Amorphophallus Campanulatus, Amorphophallus Paeonifolius, Elephant Yam, Pungapung, Telingo Potato
Group relationships: Asean, Association Of Southeast Asian Nations
Generic synonyms: Country, Land, State
Group relationships: Southeast Asia, Philippine Islands
Terms within: Capital Of The Philippines, Manila, Caloocan, Cebu, Cebu City, Quezon City
Member holonyms: Filipino, Bisayan, Visayan

2. Noun. An archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands.
Exact synonyms: Philippine Islands
Geographical relationships: Bataan, Corregidor, Leyte, Leyte Invasion, Leyte Island
Terms within: Cebu, Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Republic Of The Philippines, Bisayas, Visayan Islands
Generic synonyms: Archipelago
Group relationships: Pacific, Pacific Ocean
Member holonyms: Tagalog

Lexicographical Neighbors of Philippines

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philibegs
Philibert Delorme
Philibert de l'Orme
philip
Philip
Philip's glands
Philippe
Philippe's triangle
Philippi
Philippian
Philippians
philippic
philippics
Philippine
Philippines
Philippine cedar
Philippine haemorrhagic fever
Philippine Islands
Philippine mahogany
Philippine monetary unit
Philippine peso
Philippine Sea
philippium
Philippopolis
Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus
Philipp Lenard
Philipp Melanchthon
Philipp Schwarzerd
Philip Anderson

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