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• Cebú
  Cebú

  noun

  an island in the S central Philippines. 1,703 sq. mi. (4,411 sq. km).
• Cebu
  Cebu

  noun

  an island in the central Philippines. Pop: 2 091 602 (latest est). Area: 4422 sq km (1707 sq miles)

Cebú

American  

[se-boo] / sɛˈbu /

noun

1. an island in the S central Philippines. 1,703 sq. mi. (4,411 sq. km).

2. a seaport on this island.

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Cebu British  

/ sɪˈbuː /

noun

1. an island in the central Philippines. Pop: 2 091 602 (latest est). Area: 4422 sq km (1707 sq miles)

2. a port in the Philippines, on E Cebu island. Pop: 796 000 (2005 est)

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Beginning at the west, these islands are Panay, Negros, Cebú, Bohol, Leyte, and Samar.

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

Another lodge was founded in Pandakan, another in Cebú, and still another in Cavite, to which Crisanto Reyes and Maximo Inocencio belonged.

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

The force consisted of four regiments, with artillery, and a battalion of the inhabitants of Cebú, under the command of a Recollet friar, Father Ibañez.

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

Nevertheless, the royal Audiencia and the governor sent for the bishop of Cebú, who reached Manila on the twenty-second of January, 1630.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 29 of 55 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by Various

I have seen samples of galena from Cebú which was said to be auriferous, but I have never heard that any of these ores have been worked anywhere in the islands.

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

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From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

The Philippines, among the worst affected by fuel price spikes caused by the Iran war, hosted the Assn. of Southeast Asian Nations annual summit on the central island province of Cebu.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026

A long shot of a ship in harbor, and the unwitting glee with which the inhabitants of 1520s Cebu run to the beach to welcome the sailors, needs no words.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

"It's not an expression of support, but ... a view that these elections might be something positive," Lazaro said at a press briefing that concluded two days of meetings in Cebu.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

While it is found in Cebu, it is not used there.

From Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 by Miller, Hugo H.