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Pasay

American  
[pah-sahy] / ˈpɑ saɪ /

noun

  1. a city in E Philippines, on Manila Bay, on E Luzon.


Pasay British  
/ ˈpɑːsaɪ /

noun

  1. Also called: Rizal.  a city in the Philippines, on central Luzon just south of Manila, on Manila Bay. Pop: 364 000 (2005 est)

"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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State-owned China Communications Construction Co. has said that one of its subsidiaries, China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd., is involved in a project that includes building three artificial islands in the bay near suburban Pasay city.

From Seattle Times Aug. 10, 2023

Philippine senator and newly retired boxing icon Manny Pacquiao waves to supporters as he files his certificate of candidacy for president, in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 1, 2021.

From Reuters Feb. 16, 2022

Loretta Mendoza was born in Pasay City, in the Philippines, to parents who had fled by foot into the countryside to escape the Japanese occupation during World War II, at times eating roots to survive.

From New York Times Mar. 22, 2020

Elizabeth has just had her baby, a boy she’s called Franc Dominic, and I’ve gone to Pasay to see them.

From The Guardian Jun. 10, 2018

The approaches to the beach and village of Pasay were in their possession.

From The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2) by Worcester, Dean C.

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