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Leyte

American  
[ley-tee, ley-te] / ˈleɪ ti, ˈleɪ tɛ /

noun

  1. an island in the E central Philippines: focal point of the U.S. invasion of the Philippines 1944. 3,085 sq. mi. (7,990 sq. km).


Leyte British  
/ ˈleɪteɪ /

noun

  1. an island in the central Philippines, in the Visayan Islands. Chief town: Tacloban. Pop: 1 592 336 (2000). Area: 7215 sq km (2786 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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Disaster official Danilo Atienza said an elderly person had also died by drowning in southern Leyte province.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

It took the army nearly three years of bitter fighting in torrid jungles, fetid swamps and on jagged coral islands, but he finally waded back ashore on Leyte Island in October 1944.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2023

Leyte is a 6-10 forward who started 49 games the past two seasons in his four years with the Spartans.

From Washington Times • May 9, 2023

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

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2022

Hence also the seething state of sedition which smouldered in the Visayan Islands in 1906, punctuated by the outbreak in Leyte of that year.

From The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by Blount, James H.

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