Cebú

[ se-boo ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Cebu

/ sɪˈbuː /

an island in the central Philippines. Pop: 2 091 602 (latest est). Area: 4422 sq km (1707 sq miles)
a port in the Philippines, on E Cebu island. Pop: 796 000 (2005 est)

On that date the American gunboat Petrel and a large steam-launch suddenly appeared in Cebú harbour.

About an hour and a halfʼs drive from Cebú City there is the little town of Naga, the environs of which are extremely pretty.

Cebú is a port of entry open to foreign trade, with a Custom-house established since the year 1863.

The ecclesiastical affairs of the Malucas should be under the jurisdiction of Cebú, not of Goa.

He also composed a copious vocabulary of the languages of the two islands, Panay and Cebú, which are quite distinct.

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