Batangas

American  

[bah-tahng-gahs] / bɑˈtɑŋ gɑs /

noun

1. a seaport on SW Luzon, in the N central Philippines.

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Batangas British  

/ bəˈtæŋɡæs /

noun

1. a port in the Philippines, in SW Luzon. Pop: 293 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Classes were suspended in 25 towns and cities in Batangas to keep students safely at home.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023

Classes were suspended in several cities in the capital region and in dozens of towns and cities in Cavite, Laguna, and Batangas provinces.

From Reuters • Sep. 22, 2023

There was no imminent threat of a major eruption of Taal Volcano, which authorities said remains at a low level of unrest in Batangas province south of Manila.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023

Maria Ylagan Orosa was born on Nov. 29, 1893, in Taal, Philippines, a coastal town in Batangas Province, the fourth child of Simplicio Orosa y Agoncillo and Juliana Ylagan.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2022

There are also on that side and to the south the smaller bays of Subic, Balayan, Batangas, and Tayabas.

From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Sawyer, Frederic H.