Mindoro

[ min-dawr-oh, -dohr-oh; Spanish meen-daw-raw ]

noun

1. a central island of the Philippines. 3,922 sq. mi. (10,158 sq. km).

Mindoro

/ mɪnˈdɔːrəʊ /

noun

1. a mountainous island in the central Philippines, south of Luzon. Pop: 1 062 000 (2000 est). Area: 9736 sq km (3759 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Opposite the said jurisdiction and to the right, lie the islands of Mindoro and Luban, which are in charge of secular priests.

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In Mindoro is “El Baradero, a celebrated bay and a very safe harbor.”

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Calavite Peak is the north point of Mindoro, and our observations made it two thousand feet high.

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Semarara is moderately high, and about fifteen miles in circumference; it is inhabited, and like Mindoro much wooded.

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The southern part of Mindoro is much higher than the northern, but appears to be equally rough.

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