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Basilan

[ buh-see-lahn ]

noun

  1. an island in the Philippines, southwest of Mindanao. 495 sq. mi. (1,282 sq. km).
  2. Formerly Isabela. a city on this island.


Basilan

/ bæˈsiːlæn; bəˈsiːlɑːn /

noun

  1. a group of islands in the Philippines, SW of Mindanao
  2. the main island of this group, separated from Mindanao by the Basilan Strait . Area: 1282 sq km (495 sq miles)
  3. a city on Basilan Island. Pop: 381 000 (2005 est)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

When I am small boy—twelve years old—my family live east coast Basilan.

In Mindanao, Basilan, and Sulu the pig is held in suspicion and its flesh is not eaten.

The old name of Basilan was Tagima, so called after the name of the old settlement of Tagima mentioned above.

His younger brother, who had accompanied him, continued eastward to Mindanao, while he remained at Basilan for a short while.

The year 1861 marks a new era in the history of piracy and a new step in the organization of government for Mindanao and Basilan.

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