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PHILIPPINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages
Synonyms:
Filipino; Philippine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Philippine" is a kind of...):
Western Malayo-Polynesian (a western subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Philippine"):
Tagalog (the language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is based)
Cebuan; Cebuano (language of the people of Cebu in the Philippines; its lexicon contributes to the official language of the Philippines)
Derivation:
Philippine (of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs
Example:
our Filipino cook
Synonyms:
Filipino; Philippine
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Philippines (a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946)
Derivation:
Philippine (official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages)
