Rizal

[ ree-sahl ]

noun
  1. Jo·sé [haw-se], /hɔˈsɛ/, 1861–96, Philippine patriot, novelist, poet, and physician.

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How to use Rizal in a sentence

  • The leaves are used in Tanay, Rizal, in obtaining gray sabutan straw.

    Philippine Mats | Hugo H. Miller
  • For stripping sabutan leaves, the mat weavers of Tanay, Rizal, use a kind of comb which is discussed under the heading “Sabutan.”

    Philippine Mats | Hugo H. Miller
  • Rizal also has spoken of the injustice of the judgments which Europeans pass upon Philippine conditions.

  • Rizal accepted the offer and set out for that colony, where he waited in vain for the money.

    The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
  • Rizal made a splendid defence, but he was condemned, and sentenced to the death of a traitor.

    An Eagle Flight | Jos Rizal

British Dictionary definitions for Rizal (1 of 2)

Rizal1

/ (Spanish riˈθal) /


noun
  1. another name for Pasay

British Dictionary definitions for Rizal (2 of 2)

Rizal2

/ (Spanish riˈθal) /


noun
  1. Jose (xoˈse). 1861–96, Philippine nationalist, executed by the Spanish during the Philippine revolution of 1896

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