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Philippine

American

[fil-uh-peen, fil-uh-peen] / ˈfɪl əˌpin, ˌfɪl əˈpin /

adjective

of or relating to the Philippines or their inhabitants; Filipino.

Philippine British

/ ˈfɪlɪˌpiːn /

adjective

another word for Filipino

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Other Word Forms

anti-Philippine adjective
pro-Philippine adjective

Example Sentences

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The Philippine central bank expects inflation in March at 3.1%-3.9%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The Philippine central bank warned inflation will breach 4% this year but kept its policy rate at 4.25% to aid recovery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The Philippine government this week declared a state of national energy emergency, saying the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is resulting in “imminent danger” to the country’s energy supply.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos declared a state of "national energy emergency", citing risks to domestic supplies, and Sri Lanka ordered street lights, neon signs and billboard lighting to be switched off.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Proceeding in the same way, we can compare modern Taiwanese, Philippine, Indonesian, and Polynesian languages to reconstruct a Proto-Austronesian language spoken in the distant past.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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