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Pilipino

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[pil-uh-pee-noh] / ˌpɪl əˈpi noʊ /

noun

  1. a language essentially the same as Tagalog that has been adopted as the official national language of the Philippines.


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“People are looking to fill shortages that they have,” said Versoza, executive director of the Pilipino Workers Center of Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2022

Based in Los Angeles’ Historic Filipinotown, the Pilipino Workers Center primarily advocates for the labor and immigrant rights of workers across Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 24, 2021

In San Francisco, the West Bay Pilipino Multi-Service Center, a nonprofit that serves underprivileged Filipino youth, stayed open overnight on Sunday to accept donations of food and medicine for victims of the typhoon.

From Reuters Nov. 12, 2013

"Democracy is safe with this constitution," she said after receiving two copies of the 59-page document, one in English, the other in Pilipino.

From Time Magazine Archive

Miss Jovy is a pretty Filipina college student studying biology, and she’s also in charge of her university’s PCN, or Pilipino Cultural Night.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

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