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Filipinos

[fil-uh-pee-noh]

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noun

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a native or inhabitant of the Philippines.

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Origin:
1895–1900; < Spanish, derived from (las Islas) Filipinas Philippine (Islands)

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Filipino

1898 (fem. Filipina), from Sp., from las Islas Filipinas "the Philippine Islands."

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