Noun: Philippines 'fi-lu,peenz- A republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946
- Republic of the Philippines - An archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands
- Philippine Islands Noun: Philippine- Official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages
- Filipino, Filipino language, Philippine language, Pilipino
Type of: archipelago, country, land, state, Western Malayo-Polynesian Part of: ASEAN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Pacific, Pacific Ocean, Southeast Asia Encyclopedia: Philippines, Province of China banners Philippine, Netherlands |