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Definitions: Philippine |
PhilippineAdjective1. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs; "the Philippine President"; "our Filipino cook". Noun1. Official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Philippine" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a friend to horses". |
Date "Philippine" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1657. (references) |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| PHP | English | Philippine peso-ISO code | Economics, Meteorology & Standards |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonym: PhilippineSynonym: Filipino (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Philippine |
| English words defined with "Philippine": abaca, Agave cantala, Artocarpus odoratissima ♦ battle of the Philippine Sea, bolo, bolo knife, buntal ♦ Cagit, cantala, capiz, Cebu maguey, Cedrela calantas ♦ emerald creeper ♦ Filipino ♦ jade vine, Jussi ♦ kalantas ♦ Mabolo, maguey, Manila cheroot, Manila hemp, manila maguey, marang, marang tree, Musa textilis ♦ Philippine cedar, Philippine Islands, Philippine mahogany, Philippine monetary unit, Philippine peso, Philippine Sea, Philippines, Placuna placenta ♦ red lauan, red lauan tree, Republic of the Philippines ♦ Shorea teysmanniana, Strongylodon macrobotrys ♦ Toona calantas ♦ window oyster, windowpane oyster. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Philippine": LUMPIA WRAPPER MAKER ♦ Mount Pinatubo ♦ Philippine Port Authority, Phreatic eruption. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Philippine" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. French (Philippine woman). |
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Movie/TV Titles | Philippine Adventure (1964) Adieu Philippine (1963) Boating in Lakes of Philippine Village (1902) Panorama of a Philippine Village (1901) Philippine Daydreams (1993) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Survey boat in Philippine lagoon.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Chart of Agusan River Entrance and inset of Nasipit Harbor, Philippine Islands.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Lieutenant Jack Bond - victim of a salt-water crocodile attack Newspaper article from the Philippine Free Press.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Philippine constabulary guard with shore party of George L. Anderson Off the MARINDUQUE.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | The Philippine constabulary guard with shore party of Hubert A. Paton Off the PATHFINDER.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Captain Parker on the left next to Harry D. Seran - with two Army Majors On hunting expedition on Fuga Island Seran was Chief of Philippine Coast Survey at time Parker was Chief of Hydrography and Topography of C&GS on inspection trip.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Roland D. Horne With topo crew, Philippine constabulary guard, and Chinese cook Horne's hat was made on board the MARINDUQUE.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Zamboanga, Philippine Islands.Credit: Geodesy - Measuring the Earth. |
 | The Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship MARINDUQUE in the Philippine Islands.Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship COWIE. This vessel was named in honor of Commander George D. Cowie, former head of the Philippine Coast Survey, who was killed in a Japanese bombing raid on Manila in late 1941.Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Price is another significant factor in entering the Philippine market. (references) | |
Foreign manufacturers should deal with large and reputable Philippine distributors. (references) | ||
EO 25 limits the operation of cable TV systems to Philippine citizens and corporations. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Philippines | In October the Philippine Military Academy announced plans to erect a mosque on campus to allow Muslim cadets (10 out of a total student body of 700) a place to worship and to enhance cultural awareness of Islam for all cadets. (references) |
Philippines | The National Press Club, the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility, and the Philippine Press Institute are all active in investigating cases of violence and harassment against journalists. (references) | |
Laos | The members of the Philippine group subsequently were allowed to remain in the country after the authorities had seized their religious materials; however, the members of the Thai group were expelled. (references) | |
Economic History | Philippines | The law is intended to require soap and detergent manufacturers to use coconut-based surface active agents of Philippine origin. (references) |
Philippines | Imported merchandise intended for the Philippine market is subject to applicable duties and taxes. (references) | |
Philippines | The slowdown in the U. S. economy has affected one of the most dynamic sectors of the Philippine economy--exports of electronic components which had grown at double-digit rates (US$ terms) for the past several years. (references) | |
Human Rights | Philippines | Member organizations of the Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates, a leading NGO network, effectively monitor human rights problems and seek redress through their contacts with government agencies, the Congress, and the Government's Commission on Human Rights. (references) |
Minorities | Hong Kong | Similar organizations work for the interests of Philippine domestic helpers, of whom there are approximately 155,000. According to organizations representing migrant workers, police intimidation of migrant workers also is a problem. (references) |
Political Economy | PHILIPPINES | Trade Secrets: While there are no codified rules on the protection of trade secrets, Philippine officials assert that existing civil and criminal statutes protect trade secrets and confidential information. (references) |
Trade | Philippines | Import documents required for all shipments to the Philippines are: (1) commercial invoice; (2) bill of lading or air way bill for air shipments; (3) certificate of origin (if requested); (4) packing list; and (5) various special certificates required due to the nature of goods being shipped and/or requested by the importer/bank/letter of credit clause, e.g., (a) Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) license, (b) Commercial Invoice of Returned Philippine Goods and (c) Supplemental Declaration on Valuation, Temporary Assessment Notice, Final Assessment Notice, Import Entry and Internal Reserve Declaration. (references) |
Philippines | Exporters should also note that a Philippine importer needs to secure a License to Operate from BFAD, which is actually a pre-requisite for the registration of any food products. (references) | |
Philippines | Thus, the importer is required to obtain from the exporter and submit to BFAD the following: (1) a copy of the Foreign Agency Agreement duly authenticated by the Philippine Consulate in the country of origin; and (2) a Certificate of Status of Manufacture by the exporter issued by the Government Health Agency from the country of origin which should also be authenticated by the Philippine Consulate. (references) | |
Travel | Philippines | Philippine business has its own etiquette. (references) |
Philippines | These include the Westin Philippine Plaza, Traders Hotel, Hyatt Regency Manila, Holiday Inn Manila Pavilion, Hotel Sofitel Grand Boulevard, Manila Diamond Hotel, The Manila Hotel, Pan Pacific Hotel and The Heritage which are all located in the Bay area. (references) | |
Philippines | English is widely spoken and is taught in the Philippine school system, as well as the usual language of commerce. (references) | |
Women | Palau | A case against a Philippine citizen was pending at year's end. (references) |
Worker Rights | Philippines | Although the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency has registered and supervised domestic recruiters' practices successfully, the Government often is unable to ensure workers' protection overseas. (references) |
Philippines | In May President Macapagal-Arroyo committed the Government to implementing ILO Convention 182 through the ILO-IPEC Time-Bound Program, and the National Economic Development Authority has integrated TBP implementation as a priority item in the 2001 to 2004 Philippine National Development Plan. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Philippine" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Philippine" is used about 168 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 168 | 24,050 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| "Philippine" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a friend to horses". | |||
| The following table summarizes names related to "Philippine." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Philip | Male | Biblical | N/A |
| Philip | Male | English | N/A |
| Philippa | Female | English | Philip |
| Philippina | Female | English | Philippa |
| Pippa | Female | English | Philippa |
| Philippine | Female | French | Philippa |
| Philippa | Female | German | Philip |
| Philippina | Female | German | Philippa |
| Philippa | Female | Greek | Philip |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Philippines | Anglo Philippine Holdings Corp. | United Kingdom | Philippine Gold Plc |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "Philippine": battle of the Philippine Sea ♦ philippine cedar ♦ philippine islands ♦ philippine mahogany ♦ philippine monetary unit ♦ philippine peso ♦ Philippine Port Authority ♦ philippine Sea. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "Philippine": philippine-based. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "Philippine"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaan | Filippyns. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | filipinas. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | филипински. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 菲律宾 (Philippines). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | filipínské ostrovy (philippine islands). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | philipinsk krokodille (Mindoro crocodile, Philippine crocodile), roed lauan (Philippine mahogany, red lauan, tangile, tanguile), rodlauan (bataan, Philippine mahogany, red lauan), filippinsk agave (Java cantala, Philippine maguey), abeoern (monkey-eating, Philippine eagle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | Filippýns. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | filipina. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | red lauan (bataan, Philippine mahogany, red lauan, tangile, tanguile), Filippiinit (Philippine Islands). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | philippin. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | philippinisch. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κροκόδειλος της Nέας Γουϊνέας (Mindoro crocodile, Philippine crocodile), καντάλα της Ιάβας (Java cantala, Philippine maguey), πέσο Φιλιππίνων (Philippine peso-ISO code), πιθηκοφάγος αετός (monkey-eating, Philippine eagle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | fülöp-szigeteki. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Irish | Na hOileÚin Fhilipíneacha (Philippine Islands, Philippines). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | filippino (Filipino). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Papiamen | Filipina (Philippine Islands, Philippines). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ilippinephay fileleno. (various references) филиппинский. (various references) filipinski. (various references) filipino (Filipino). (various references) filippinsk, filippinerna (philippine islands, Philippines). (various references) Pilipínas (Philippine Islands, Philippines). (various references) filipinler ile ilgili, filipin. (various references) філіппінський. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Crocodylus novaeguineae mindorensis, Pithecophaga jefferyi, Shorea negrosensis, Shorea polysperma, taxus sumatrana. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Philippine" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Filippini, philipine, philippian, philippie, Philipponnat, Philpin. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-h-i-i-i-l-n-p-p-p" | |
-3 letters: hipline. | |
-4 letters: hippie, lippen, nipple, pippin. | |
-5 letters: lipin, nihil, pilei. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 68 69 6C 69 70 70 69 6E 65 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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