Butuan
[ buh-too-ahn ]
noun
a city in the Philippines, on NE Mindanao.
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How to use Butuan in a sentence
In Butuan he worked for four years, where he converted three thousand people and erected three convents.
On the contrary, he diverted them, and leaving them to forget it, descended to the convent of Butuan.
There are gold mines in the island of Manila, and on the river of Butuan in the island of Mindanao.
The Butuan chief went on shore and explained that the expedition brought people of peace who sought provisions.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThe reduction of Butuan was not assured, with the visits made at long intervals.
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