Baguio

[ bah-gee-oh; Spanish bah-gyaw ]

/ ˈbɑ giˌoʊ; Spanish ˈbɑ gyɔ /

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noun

a city on western Luzon, in the northern Philippines: summer capital. 4,961 feet (1,512 meters) high.

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How to use Baguio in a sentence

And outside, with a long-drawn wail, the baguio at length swooped down upon us.
Caybigan|James Hopper
Then if you leave at noon, you should be in Baguio at dinnertime.
The Golden Skull|John Blaine
"If the Angel doesn't arrive, one of us will have to drive the truck to Baguio," he said.
The Golden Skull|John Blaine
This shipment goes by truck to Baguio, and I'm going to ride along with it.
The Golden Skull|John Blaine

"The road to Baguio isn't the safest in the world," Nast explained.
The Golden Skull|John Blaine

British Dictionary definitions for Baguio

Baguio

/ (ˈbæɡɪˌəʊ) /

noun

a city in the N Philippines, on N Luzon: summer capital of the Republic. Pop: 287 000 (2005 est)

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