Basilan
Americannoun
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an island in the Philippines, southwest of Mindanao. 495 sq. mi. (1,282 sq. km).
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Formerly Isabela. a city on this island.
noun
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a group of islands in the Philippines, SW of Mindanao
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the main island of this group, separated from Mindanao by the Basilan Strait . Area: 1282 sq km (495 sq miles)
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a city on Basilan Island. Pop: 381 000 (2005 est)
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"We're near Basilan, but it took them more than three hours to respond to us," he said.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
A Facebook video by Basilan Governor Mujiv Hataman showed survivors wrapped in blankets as they disembarked from a rescue boat.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026
The ferry was enroute to Jolo town in Sulu province from the southern port city of Zamboanga when it caught fire midway off Basilan close to midnight, he said.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2023
In 2019, on the island of Basilan in the southern Philippines, Catholic teachers terrified by years of deadly insurgent activity joined in a seafood feast with a local Muslim leader.
From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2021
Lewis had been given command of a squad of cavalry and ordered to proceed to Basilan to put down any outbreak that might threaten.
From The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old by Stuart, Florence Partello
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