Parañaque

American  

[par-uhnyah-key, -kee, pah-rahnyah-ke] / ˌpærˈənjɑ keɪ, -ki, ˌpɑˈrɑnjɑ kɛ /

noun

1. a city on Luzon, in the N Philippines, on the S of Manila Bay.

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Parañaque

At the Redemptorist Church in Parañaque City, near Manila, church workers have installed a prominent exhibit of images from the drug war in an effort to raise awareness of its human cost.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2016

Returning in the latter year to the islands, he was in charge of the mission of Parañaque in 1623 and of Tayabas in 1624.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 24 of 55 1630-34 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

The insurgents occupied Parañaque and Las Piñas on the outskirts of Manila, and when General Blanco had 5,000 fresh troops at his disposal he still refrained from attacking the rebels in their positions.

From The Philippine Islands by Foreman, John

He, however, still remained at Parañaque, directing the campaign till after the capture of San Francisco.

From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Sawyer, Frederic H.

Eight miles south of Manila is the town of Parañaque, on an estuary which affords a good landing-place for boats entering from the bay.

From A History of the Philippines by Barrows, David P.