Marinduque

American  

[mah-rin-doo-ke] / ˌmɑ rɪnˈdu kɛ /

noun

1. an island of the Philippines, between Luzon and Mindora islands. 347 sq. mi. (899 sq. km).

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Marinduque British  

/ ˌmɑːrɪnˈduːkeɪ /

noun

1. an island of the central Philippines, east of Mindoro: forms, with offshore islets, a province of the Philippines. Capital: Boac. Pop (Marinduque province): 217 392 (2000). Area: 960 sq km (370 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Mining is a contentious issue in the largely underexplored Southeast Asian country after past examples of environmental mismanagement, including a 1996 tailings leak at Canadian-owned Marcopper Mining Corp's copper mine in Marinduque that contaminated rivers.

From Reuters • May 2, 2017

The country has suffered mining disasters, including a 1996 tailings leak at Canadian-owned Marcopper Mining Corp's copper mine in Marinduque that contaminated rivers.

From Reuters • Jun. 30, 2016

The tragedy was not the first in the waters off the islands of Mindoro and Marinduque, among the busiest sea-lanes in the archipelago.

From Time Magazine Archive

But again the move was of a preliminary nature: Marinduque, a small island within ten miles of Luzon, was quickly occupied.

From Time Magazine Archive

The island of Marinduque, lying about three leagues from this island, is divided into encomiendas.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 07 of 55 1588-1591 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by Robertson, James Alexander