Davao

[ dah-vou, dah-vou ]

/ dɑˈvaʊ, ˈdɑ vaʊ /

a seaport on SE Mindanao, in the S Philippines.

Example sentences from the Web for davao

The ship had swung through Sarangani Channel and was paralleling the west coast due north toward Davao.

Terry |Charles Goff Thomson
Some two hundred of these have settled about Davao bay in the southeastern part of the island and are cultivating hemp.

The Old World and Its Ways |William Jennings Bryan
On the way back to Davao, Rick pondered the meaning of the headman's failure to look at any of them.

The Pirates of Shan |Harold Leland Goodwin
I do not learn whether it was accident or information which led him to the little island Davao on his second visit, in 1883.

The Woodlands Orchids |Frederick Boyle

Looking out on the dark town he saw that even the Club was unlighted, the first time since his arrival in Davao.

Terry |Charles Goff Thomson

Davao

/ (daˈvaːo) /

a port in the S Philippines, in SE Mindanao. Pop: 1 326 000 (2005 est)