Filipinos

/ˌfɪləˈpinoʊz/ noun

Definition

The people who are from the Philippines, or the plural form of Filipino.

Etymology

From 'Filipino,' which comes from the Spanish 'Filipinas' (the Philippines), named after King Philip II of Spain. Spain colonized the islands and gave them this name in the 16th century.

Kelly Says

The Philippines is named after a Spanish king who never even visited the islands—this is a reminder that many countries' names reflect their colonial history rather than the names native people gave themselves.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፊሊፒኖች
fi-li-pi-nochi
ARالعربية
فلبينيون
fil-bi-ni-yun
BNবাংলা
ফিলিপিনী
fi-li-pi-nee
CACatalà
filipins
fi-li-pins
CSČeština
Filipiňané
fi-li-pi-na-ne
DADansk
filipinos
fi-lee-pee-nohs
DEDeutsch
Philippiner
fi-li-pi-nehr
ELΕλληνικά
Φιλιππινά
fi-lip-pi-na
ESEspañol
filipinos
fi-lee-pee-nohs
FAفارسی
فیلیپینی
fi-li-pi-ni
FISuomi
filipino
fi-lee-pee-no
FRFrançais
Philippins
fi-lip-in
GUGU
ફિલિપીનો
fi-li-pi-no
HAHA
Filipino
fi-lee-pee-no
HEעברית
פיליפינים
fi-li-pi-niim
HIहिन्दी
फिलिपिनो
fi-li-pi-no
HUMagyar
filipinók
fi-li-pi-nokh
IDBahasa Indonesia
Filipino
fi-lee-pee-no
IGIG
Filipino
fi-lee-pee-no
ITItaliano
filippini
fi-lip-pi-ni
JA日本語
フィリピン人
fi-ri-pin-jin
KKKK
Филиппин
fi-li-pi-n
KMKM
ភាសាហ្វីលីពីន
pʰiːaːsɑː hə-fi-li-pi-in
KO한국어
필리핀 사람들
pil-li-pin sa-ram-deul
MRMR
फिलिपिन
fi-li-pi-n
MSBahasa Melayu
Filipino
fi-lee-pee-no
MYမြန်မာ
ဖလီပီနို
fi-li-pi-no
NLNederlands
Filipinos
fi-lee-pee-nohs
NONorsk
filipinos
fi-lee-pee-nohs
PAPA
ਫਿਲੀਪੀਨੀ
fi-li-pi-nee
PLPolski
Filipińczycy
fi-li-pin-chitsy
PTPortuguês
filipinos
fi-lee-pee-nohs
RORomână
filipino
fi-lee-pee-no
RUРусский
филиппинцы
fi-lip-pi-ntsy
SVSvenska
filipinos
fi-lee-pee-nohs
SWKiswahili
Filipino
fi-lee-pee-no
TAதமிழ்
பிலிப்பினர்
pi-li-pi-nar
TEతెలుగు
ఫిలిప్పీనీ
fi-li-pee-nee
THไทย
ชาวฟิลิปปินส์
chaaw fi-lip-pin
TLTL
Filipino
fi-lee-pee-no
TRTürkçe
Filipino
fi-li-pi-no
UKУкраїнська
філіппінці
fi-li-pi-ntsi
URاردو
فلِپِیْن
fi-li-pi-n
VITiếng Việt
người Philippines
ngoo-ee phi-lip-pin
YOYO
Filipino
fi-lee-pee-no
ZH中文
菲律宾人
fēi lǜ bīn rén
ZUZU
Filipino
fi-lee-pee-no

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