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Filipino

adjective

Of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs. Synonym: Philippine. "Our Filipino cook"

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... Spaniards held Manila, and a Spanish fleet, formidable under the circumstances, began to sail for the Philippines. Nevertheless Dewey proceeded to blockade Manila, which was besieged on the land side by the Filipino insurgents under Aguinaldo. This siege was indeed an advantage to the Americans as it distressed the enemy and gave an opportunity to obtain supplies from the mainland. Dewey, however, placed no confidence in Aguinaldo, and further was instructed by Secretary Long on the 26th of May as follows: ...

— The Path of Empire - A Chronicle of the United States as a World Power, Volume - 46 in The Chronicles of America Series • Carl Russell Fish

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Words linked to "Filipino" : indigene, indigen, Moro, native, aborigine, Philippines, Tagalog, aboriginal, Bisayan, Visayan, Western Malayo-Polynesian, Republic of the Philippines, Cebuano, Cebuan