Masbate

American  

[mahs-bah-tuh] / mɑsˈbɑ tə /

noun

1. one of the central islands of the Philippines. 1,262 sq. mi. (3,269 sq. km).

2. a city on this island.

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Masbate British  

/ mæsˈbɑːtɪ /

noun

1. an island in the central Philippines, between Negros and SE Luzon: agricultural, with resources of gold, copper, and manganese. Pop (Masbate province): 707 668 (2000). Area: 4045 sq km (1562 sq miles)

2. the capital of this island, a port in the northeast. Pop: 71 441 (2000)

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Example Sentences

In the Philippines, an annual rodeo on the island province of Masbate is both a competition and a celebration of the country’s unique cowboy culture, with roots in the Spanish and American colonial eras.

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2023

The quake knocked out power in many areas of Masbate and nearby Ticao island, and some school classes were suspended, the Office of Civil Defense said, adding that damage assessments by local officials were underway.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2023

The quake struck about two hours after midnight, rousing many people from their sleep, Masbate provincial disaster-mitigation officer Adonis Dilao said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2023

A part of the ceiling on a small government coliseum in Masbate city was also damaged, Dilao said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2023

The latter are resigned by that order to the Franciscans, as they can be administered more easily by them, but the islands of Masbate, Ticao, and Burias are accepted by them in 1687.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700 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 Blair, Emma Helen