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Caloocan

[ kal-uh-oh-kahn; Spanish kah-law-aw-kahn ]

/ ˌkæl əˈoʊ kɑn; Spanish ˌkɑ lɔˈɔ kɑn /

noun

a city in the Philippines, on SW Luzon.

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Words nearby Caloocan

calmy, caló, calochortus, calomel, calomel electrode, Caloocan, Caloosahatchee, calor, caloreceptor, calorescence, Calor Gas

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Example sentences from the Web for Caloocan

The guns of Battery B took a position on the left of the line to the south of Caloocan on the night of the war alarm.
The Utah Batteries: A History|Charles R. Mabey
It is said that a small body of Filipinos could be seen reinforcing the intrenchments at the gate of the Caloocan Cemetery.
The Utah Batteries: A History|Charles R. Mabey
Malabon is five miles north of Manila, on the bay, not far from Caloocan.
The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912|James H. Blount
From Caloocan they went to Balintauac arriving about 11 p. m.
The Katipunan|J. Brecknock Watson (AKA Francis St. Clair)

Those under Major Grant rushed out into the night and were instantly under a vigorous fire near the woods of Caloocan.
The Utah Batteries: A History|Charles R. Mabey

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