Baguio

American  

[bah-gee-oh, bah-gyaw] / ˈbɑ giˌoʊ, ˈbɑ gyɔ /

noun

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

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Baguio British  

/ ˈbæɡɪˌəʊ /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Two years ago, Sunga - who moved to San Francisco aged 12 from her hometown of Baguio City in the Philippines - posted an online invite for a small gathering with one request: everyone must bring a cake.

From BBC

Fontanilla’s Filipino heritage comes from her father, Frank Fontanilla, who was born in Baguio City.

From Los Angeles Times

“Baguio Fruit” and dozens more trapuntos, among other works, are the subject of “Pacita Abad,” the first retrospective of the artist in the world.

From New York Times

Marcos spoke to reporters in the northern resort city of Baguio where he delivered a speech before cadets and former graduates of the Philippine Military Academy and repeated a vow to defend the country’s territory amid a new territorial spat with China.

From Seattle Times

Life in Baguio City, about 130 miles from Manila, was somewhat more exotic than Tokyo.

From Literature