Aklan

noun

ˈä-ˌklän

variants or less commonly Aklanon

ˈä-klə-ˌnän

plural Aklan or Aklans also Aklanon or Aklanons

1

a

: a predominantly Christian Bisayan people on Panay Island, Philippines

b

: a member of such people

2

: the Austronesian language of the Aklan people

Word History

Etymology

Aklan

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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