Negros

American  

[ney-grohs, ne-graws] / ˈneɪ groʊs, ˈnɛ grɔs /

noun

1. an island of the central Philippines. 5,043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).

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Negros British  

/ ˈneɣrɔs, ˈneɪɡrəʊs /

noun

1. an island of the central Philippines, one of the Visayan Islands. Capital: Bacolod. Pop: 3 700 000 (2000 est). Area: 12 704 sq km (4904 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

On neighbouring Negros Island, where at least 30 people were killed, Kalmaegi's driving rain loosened volcanic mudflow that buried homes in Canlaon City, police Lieutenant Stephen Polinar told AFP on Wednesday.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

Degamo, a longtime politician, initially lost the race for Negros Oriental’s governorship in last year’s elections but was later installed governor after filing a court petition.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2023

Edmund Villavicencio, an arms buyer with the Negros Sports Exchange Guns and Ammo group in Bacolod City, Philippines, said his country recently loosened gun ownership restrictions amid concerns about threats of military expansion by China,

From Washington Times • Jan. 23, 2023

The next day, we took a hike, called the Mistérios Negros, that was just as unusual.

From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2022

This plant is known as tayoc-tayoc in Iloilo, Capiz, and Occidental Negros.

From Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 by Miller, Hugo H.