barangay
noun
in the Philippines, a village or community constituting a small administrative unit of local government.
barangays
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pluralof barangay.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It's overcrowded because there are several thousand people in this low-income urban village in Manila, just one of many so-called "barangays".
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2016
But the campaign's efficiency depends on the lowliest officials in the country's barangays - its districts and villages.
From Reuters ● Oct. 6, 2016
But not all barangays have toed the line.
From Reuters ● Oct. 6, 2016
As always, it is the poor in the barangays — as the smallest units of municipal organization are called — who pay the highest price.
From Time ● Aug. 25, 2016
They were divided into barangays, as Roma into districts, and our cities into parishes or collations.
