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Filipino

[ fil-uh-pee-noh ]

/ ˌfɪl əˈpi noʊ /

noun, plural Fil·i·pi·nos.

a native or inhabitant of the Philippines.

Pilipino.

adjective

Philippine.

Origin of Filipino

1895–1900; < Spanish, derived from ( las Islas) Filipinas Philippine (Islands)

Example sentences from the Web for filipino

I have a lot more Filipino teenage girls that like me after The Mindy Project.

How 'The Mindy Project' Star Adam Pally Became Hollywood's Go-To 'Bro' |Kevin Fallon |August 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Filipino news organization ABS-CBN News dubbed him ‘the Superman of Pants.’

Viral Video of the Day: The ‘Superman of Pants’ |Alex Chancey |June 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Few will be fooled a second time by a virtual Filipino 10-year-old in a chat room willing to do their sordid bidding for pay.

Dutch NGO Stages Sting Of Pedophiles With Virtual Girl |Christopher Dickey |November 5, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The police arrested Alayban late that evening and found four Filipino servants in the house, who were removed from the condo.

The Princess & the Peon: Saudi Royal’s Slave Labor Charges |Eliza Shapiro, Christine Pelisek |July 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

The Filipino beauty queen went on to win the title, but resigned when her grandfather fell ill six months later.

15 Hilarious Pageant Moments | |June 18, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Filipino members have been added, and it has acquired the character of an upper house, rather than a legislature.

The Spell of the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines |Isabel Anderson
The influence of these institutions upon the development of the Filipino has been remarkable.

A History of the Philippines |David P. Barrows
The Filipino steersman shifted from foot to foot, a dim moving shape at his shadowed post.

The Locusts' Years |Mary Helen Fee
Fine hand-made textiles are made by a few Filipino natives, but most of the goods of this character are manufactured in France.

Commercial Geography |Jacques W. Redway
Like the vast majority of Filipino productions, it is but a copy taken from models which had struck the fancy of the author.

The Katipunan |J. Brecknock Watson (AKA Francis St. Clair)

British Dictionary definitions for filipino

Filipino

/ (ˌfɪlɪˈpiːnəʊ) /

noun

plural -nos a native or inhabitant of the Philippines Also (feminine): Filipina

another name for Tagalog

adjective

of or relating to the Philippines or their inhabitants