Filipina

or fil·i·pi·na

[ fil-uh-pee-nuh ]

adjective

1. of or relating to female inhabitants of the Philippines or to women or girls of Philippine origin or descent; Philippine:

   Don’t ever back-talk a Filipina mom!

noun

1. a female inhabitant of the Philippines or a woman or girl of Philippine origin or descent.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Filipina¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; from Spanish: feminine of Filipino ( def )

Example Sentences

Coming soon to a theater near you: A Filipina Drama Queen pairs up with a Subversive Gay Jew to embarrass the Russian government!

From The Daily Beast

Why is she willing to narrate from the perspective of a Filipina caregiver and not, say, a Palestinian?

From The Daily Beast

He attributes his youthfulness to his mother, the Filipina socialite Isabel Preysler.

From The Daily Beast

To woo a Filipina dentist, he phoned her and asked her to look out of her clinic window.

From The Daily Beast

Verily, the spirit of that Filipina in an American would have emboldened her to wear—bloomers?

From Project Gutenberg

Both the said organizers and the others who composed the first Supreme Council, belonged to the «Liga filipina».

From Project Gutenberg

He denied knowledge of the “Liga Filipina” stating that not only did he not found it, but that he was not aware of its existence.

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The second edition is known as the Biblia Regia or Filipina.

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After everybody had been served with sweets, a young Filipina was led to the piano.

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