Mindoro

[ min-dawr-oh, -dohr-oh; Spanish meen-daw-raw ]

/ mɪnˈdɔr oʊ, -ˈdoʊr oʊ; Spanish minˈdɔ rɔ /

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noun

a central island of the Philippines. 3,922 sq. mi. (10,158 sq. km).

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Words nearby Mindoro

Mind Map, mind-numbing, mind of one's own, have a, mind one's own business, mind one's p's and q's, Mindoro, mind out, mind over matter, mind-pop, mind reader, mind reading

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How to use Mindoro in a sentence

Opposite the said jurisdiction and to the right, lie the islands of Mindoro and Luban, which are in charge of secular priests.
The Philippine Islands, 14931898, Volume XXXVI, 16491666|Various
In Mindoro is “El Baradero, a celebrated bay and a very safe harbor.”
The Philippine Islands, 14931898, Volume XXXVI, 16491666|Various
Calavite Peak is the north point of Mindoro, and our observations made it two thousand feet high.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898|Various
Semarara is moderately high, and about fifteen miles in circumference; it is inhabited, and like Mindoro much wooded.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898|Various

The southern part of Mindoro is much higher than the northern, but appears to be equally rough.
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British Dictionary definitions for Mindoro

Mindoro

/ (mɪnˈdɔːrəʊ) /

noun

a mountainous island in the central Philippines, south of Luzon. Pop: 1 062 000 (2000 est). Area: 9736 sq km (3759 sq miles)

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