DictionaryAI

Philippines

proper noun
FIL-uh-peenz/ˈfɪl.ə.piːnz/UKFIL-i-peenz/ˈfɪl.ɪ.piːnz/

2 meanings of Philippines

Practice

  1. 1
    proper noun
    A country in Southeast Asia made up of thousands of islands, with its capital at Manila.

    The Philippines is home to more than seven thousand islands.

    Many people in the Philippines speak both Filipino and English.

    Note
  2. 2
    proper noun
    A large group of islands in Southeast Asia.

    The Philippines stretches across hundreds of miles of ocean.

    Many small boats travel between the islands of the Philippines.

    Note

Use it in a sentence

Write your own sentence with Philippines, and AI will tell you whether it fits and which meaning you used.

Origin

The name came from French Philippines, from Spanish Filipinas, based on Felipe, the name of a king of Spain.