FILIPINO

Filipino, Philippine

(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs; “the Philippine President”; “our Filipino cook”

Philippine, Filipino

(noun) official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages

Filipino

(noun) a native or inhabitant of the Philippines

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Fil`i*pi"no, n.; pl. Filipinos (#). [Sp.]

Definition: A native of the Philippine Islands, specif. one of Spanish descent or of mixed blood.

Then there are Filipinos, -- "children of the country," they are called, -- who are supposed to be pure-blooded descendants of Spanish settlers. But there are few of them without some touch of Chinese or native blood. The Century.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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