PHILIPPINE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages

Synonyms:

Filipino; Philippine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Philippine" is a kind of...):

Western Malayo-Polynesian (a western subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Philippine"):

Tagalog (the language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is based)

Cebuan; Cebuano (language of the people of Cebu in the Philippines; its lexicon contributes to the official language of the Philippines)

Derivation:

Philippine (of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs)

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs

Example:

our Filipino cook

Synonyms:

Filipino; Philippine

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Philippines (a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946)

Derivation:

Philippine (official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages)