Definition of Philippines in English:

Philippines

proper nounˈfɪlɪpiːnzˈfɪləˌpinz

A country in SE Asia that consists of an archipelago of over 7,000 islands—the main ones being Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Leyte, Samar, Negros, and Panay—that are separated from the Asian mainland by the South China Sea; population 100,700,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Manila; languages, Filipino (based on Tagalog) and English.
菲律宾（东南亚国家，由包括7, 000多岛屿的群岛组成，隔南中国海与亚洲大陆相望，2009年估计人口97, 976, 600；官方语言菲律宾语和英语；首都马尼拉）

The main islands of the Philippines are Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Leyte, Samar, Negros, and Panay. Conquered by Spain in 1565, the islands were ceded to the US following the Spanish-American War in 1898. The Philippines achieved full independence as a republic in 1946. From 1965 the country was under the increasingly dictatorial rule of President Ferdinand Marcos (1917–89); he was driven from power in 1986 and replaced by Corazón Aquino (1933–2009), President 1986–92. In 2013 large areas were devastated by typhoon Haiyan with the strongest winds ever recorded on land.

Definition of Philippines in US English:

Philippines

proper nounˈfɪləˌpinzˈfiləˌpēnz

A country in Southeast Asia that consists of an archipelago of over 7,000 islands—the main ones being Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Leyte, Samar, Negros, and Panay—that are separated from the Asian mainland by the South China Sea; population 100,700,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Manila; languages, Filipino (based on Tagalog) and English.

Conquered by Spain in 1565, the islands were ceded to the US in 1898, following the Spanish-American War. The Philippines achieved full independence as a republic in 1946. From 1965, the country was under the increasingly dictatorial rule of Ferdinand Marcos; he was driven from power in 1986 and replaced by Corazón Aquino, who was president until 1992. Economic improvements that emerged in the 1990s were undone by the East Asian financial crisis that closed the decade. In 2013 large areas were devastated by typhoon Haiyan with the strongest winds ever recorded on land.

单词	Philippines
释义	Definition of Philippines in English: Philippines proper nounˈfɪlɪpiːnzˈfɪləˌpinz A country in SE Asia that consists of an archipelago of over 7,000 islands—the main ones being Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Leyte, Samar, Negros, and Panay—that are separated from the Asian mainland by the South China Sea; population 100,700,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Manila; languages, Filipino (based on Tagalog) and English. 菲律宾（东南亚国家，由包括7, 000多岛屿的群岛组成，隔南中国海与亚洲大陆相望，2009年估计人口97, 976, 600；官方语言菲律宾语和英语；首都马尼拉） The main islands of the Philippines are Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Leyte, Samar, Negros, and Panay. Conquered by Spain in 1565, the islands were ceded to the US following the Spanish-American War in 1898. The Philippines achieved full independence as a republic in 1946. From 1965 the country was under the increasingly dictatorial rule of President Ferdinand Marcos (1917–89); he was driven from power in 1986 and replaced by Corazón Aquino (1933–2009), President 1986–92. In 2013 large areas were devastated by typhoon Haiyan with the strongest winds ever recorded on land. Definition of Philippines in US English: Philippines proper nounˈfɪləˌpinzˈfiləˌpēnz A country in Southeast Asia that consists of an archipelago of over 7,000 islands—the main ones being Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Leyte, Samar, Negros, and Panay—that are separated from the Asian mainland by the South China Sea; population 100,700,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Manila; languages, Filipino (based on Tagalog) and English. Conquered by Spain in 1565, the islands were ceded to the US in 1898, following the Spanish-American War. The Philippines achieved full independence as a republic in 1946. From 1965, the country was under the increasingly dictatorial rule of Ferdinand Marcos; he was driven from power in 1986 and replaced by Corazón Aquino, who was president until 1992. Economic improvements that emerged in the 1990s were undone by the East Asian financial crisis that closed the decade. In 2013 large areas were devastated by typhoon Haiyan with the strongest winds ever recorded on land.
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