Kalinga
Americannoun
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Kalingas
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a member of any of several indigenous peoples of the northern Philippines.
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the multi-dialect language of the Kalinga people.
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Enduring a grueling seven-hour hike in Kalinga, India, a group of researchers came upon 30 Rafflesia banaoana plants blooming near a river.
From Salon ● May 27, 2025
It was England’s third straight World Cup semi-final defeat as they struggled to create chances at the Kalinga Stadium.
From Reuters ● Dec. 15, 2018
In search of similar sites, Ingicco and Dutch biologist John de Vos went to Kalinga, a site in northern Luzon with a reputation for yielding ancient bones.
From National Geographic ● May 2, 2018
The Kalinga tradition of taking care of all visitors, generously and without payment, has disappeared.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2017
Our column was to be increased by a party of Ifugaos, whom, with a head man named Comhit, Gallman wished to take through the Bontok into the Kalinga country.
From The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon by Cornélis de Witt Willcox
For, whereas the people so far encountered had impressed us by the sobriety of color displayed, these Kalingas blazed out upon us in the most vivid reds and yellows.
From The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon by Cornélis de Witt Willcox
Bontoc Igorots, Ifugaos, and Kalingas now visit each other’s territory.
From The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon by Cornélis de Witt Willcox
Nine years later he extended this realm still further, by the conquest of the Kalingas, whose country lay along the coast northward from Madras.
From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Kenneth Morris
This one will subjugate the Madras, the Kalingas, and the Kaikeyas.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
Mahadeva has an image in the country of the Kalingas that is called Vyaghreswara.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
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