Mindanao

[ min-duh-nah-oh, -nou; Spanish meen-dah-nou ]

/ ˌmɪn dəˈnɑ oʊ, -ˈnaʊ; Spanish ˌmin dɑˈnaʊ /

noun

the second largest island of the Philippines, in the S part of the group. 36,537 sq. mi. (94,631 sq. km).

Example sentences from the Web for mindanao

Obando involved himself in quarrels with the Mussulman inhabitants of Mindanao, for which he had made no adequate preparation.

A Visit to the Philippine Islands |John Bowring
Padre José was eighty years old, and he had been in Mindanao nearly all his life.

The Great White Tribe in Filipinia |Paul T. Gilbert
The truth is that most of the Moros on the island of Mindanao are good fellows.

Uncle Sam's Boys in the Philippines |H. Irving Hancock
In 1596 the Spaniards sent an expedition to Mindanao, but were repulsed.

The Philippine Islands |Ramon Reyes Lala

The Malay part is written by the same Mindanao author, no doubt, and is neither correctly written nor clear.

Studies in Moro History, Law, and Religion |Najeeb M. Saleeby

British Dictionary definitions for mindanao

Mindanao

/ (ˌmɪndəˈnaʊ) /

noun

the second largest island of the Philippines, in the S part of the archipelago: mountainous and volcanic. Chief towns: Davao, Zamboanga. Pop: 13 626 338 (2000). Area: (including offshore islands) 94 631 sq km (36 537 sq miles)

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