philippine

«philippine» in Mova's school dictionary: belonging to or coming from the Philippines, a country in… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (Philippine); noun (the Philippines)

meaning for a pupil

1) Philippine means belonging to or coming from the Philippines, a country in Southeast Asia made of more than 7,000 islands. tree →

2) The Philippines is the name of the country itself. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography lessons it describes the islands, seas and things of the Philippines; the people are called Filipinos. Phrases: the Philippine Islands, the Philippine Sea, the Philippine flag, Philippine eagle.

examples

• The Philippine eagle is one of the biggest eagles in the world. tree →
• Manila is the capital of the Philippines. tree →
• The Philippines has more than 7,000 islands. tree →
• Typhoons often cross the Philippine Sea. tree →
• My friend's family is from the Philippines. tree →
• The Philippine flag has a sun and three stars. tree →

note

Always a capital P. Spelling trap: Philippines has one l and two p's (Ph-i-l-i-pp-i-n-e-s). The people are Filipinos (with F), and «Filipino» is also an adjective. The country is «the Philippines», with «the».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «philippine» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.