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Bohol

American  
[baw-hawl] / bɔˈhɔl /

noun

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


Bohol British  
/ 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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Rafaelito Alejandro, deputy administrator at the Office of Civil Defense, told local radio that 387,000 people had been moved from the typhoon's path, while one man was killed by a falling tree in Bohol province.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2025

In December 2021, Super Typhoon Rai came ashore in Bohol Province with the same intensity as that of a Category 5 hurricane, killing hundreds of people and forcing millions of others from their homes.

From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2023

The Philippine Coast Guard says the Mama Mary-Chloe was sailing between the islands of Bohol and Leyte.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2022

The fire hit the vessel Mama Mary Chloe shortly after noon near two island villages in Bohol province, coast guard officials said.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 26, 2022

“Calo-oy” is another fruit also found in Bohol considered by the inhabitants as distinct from the “copahan” and “amongpong.”

From The Philippine Agricultural Review Vol. VIII, First Quarter, 1915 No. 1 by Various

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