Legaspi
a seaport on southeast Luzon, in the Philippines.
- Formerly Al·bay [ahl-bahy] /ɑlˈbaɪ/ .
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How to use Legaspi in a sentence
He himself, seeing the door opened by Licentiate Legaspi in the case of the other woman, conducted the cause.
An old native named Legaspi once had a splendid shell collection, which he freely exhibited to foreigners.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanLegaspi, who took possession of the islands in 1571, built his fleet in Mexico, and also drafted his sailors there.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. CampbellIn the meantime Legaspi had died, and Lavezares was provisionally carrying on the government.
The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes | Toms de ComynIn a letter written by Legaspi in 1567 he alluded, for the first time, to the whole archipelago as the Islas Filipinas.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
British Dictionary definitions for Legaspi
/ (lɛˈɡæspɪ) /
a port in the Philippines, on SE Luzon on the Gulf of Albay. Pop: 178 000 (2005 est)
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