Bohol

[ baw-hawl ]

noun

1. an island in the S central Philippines. 1,492 sq. mi. (3,864 sq. km).

Bohol

/ bəʊˈhɔːl /

noun

1. an island of the central Philippines. Chief town: Tagbilaran. Pop: 1 139 130 (2000). Area: about 3900 sq km (1500 sq miles)

Example Sentences

In Bohol many conversions have taken place, and the headmen have become most helpful to the missionaries.

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The ships set sail and reached the Island of Bohol, which was not far distant.

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In those very early times, in the province of Bohol, there lived a creature called Mangla;1 he was king of the crabs.

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This bishopric includes the island of Bohol, which is in charge of the same fathers.

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He knew vaguely that Alua was an island somewhere near Bohol.

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