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Palawan

American  
[pah-lah-wahn] / pɑˈlɑ wɑn /

noun

  1. an island in the W Philippines. 5,697 sq. mi. (14,755 sq. km).


Palawan British  
/ paˈlavan /

noun

  1. an island of the SW Philippines between the South China Sea and the Sulu Sea: the westernmost island in the country; mountainous and forested. Capital: Puerto Princesa. Pop (Palawan province): 755 412 (2000). Area: 11 785 sq km (4550 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The counter-landing drill on the island of Palawan also involved artillery, mortars, light armored vehicles and attack drones.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The convoy will depart the island of Palawan on December 10.

From Washington Times • Dec. 5, 2023

The incident occurred at around 10:15 a.m. near the platform of a natural gas field 27 nautical miles off Palawan province, Brawner said.

From Reuters • Nov. 23, 2023

Harris also became the highest ranking U.S. official to visit Palawan, a Filipino island adjacent to the South China Sea that has been a front line for the territorial disputes.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2023

The Palawan representative form is strongly marked and easily to be distinguished from O. x. xanthonotus of Java.

From Notes on Philippine Birds Collected by Governor W. Cameron Forbes Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zo?logy at Harvard College, Vol. LXV. No. 4. by Bangs, Outram

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