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Cagayan de Oro

American  
[kah-gah-yahn de aw-raw] / ˌkɑ gɑˈjɑn dɛ ˈɔ rɔ /

noun

  1. a city in the Philippines, on NW Mindanao.


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They also used rubber boats to ferry people to safety, as the waters quickly rose in Cagayan de Oro, a city of 730,000 on Mindanao Island that is bisected by a major river system.

From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2021

Philippine Coast Guard officers floated the infant through chest-deep water in Cagayan de Oro city in the south of the country.

From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2021

The aircraft earlier had carried two-star Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., his wife and three children from Manila to southern Cagayan de Oro city, where he’s set to become the new military regional commander on Monday.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 4, 2021

The plane was flying in from Cagayan de Oro City, over 450 miles south of Manila.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 4, 2021

Times staff writer Kaiman reported from Beijing and special correspondent Jennings from Cagayan de Oro, the Philippines.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2016

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