Magindanao

noun

Ma·​gin·​da·​nao

mə¦gində¦nau̇

variants or less commonly Magindanaw

-¦nȯ

plural Magindanao or Magindanaos also Magindanaw or Magindanaws

1

a

: a Moro people inhabiting central Mindanao, Philippines

b

: a member of such people

2

: the Austronesian language of the Magindanao people being closely related to or a dialect of Maranao

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