Filipino
noun
Fil·i·pi·no
ˌfi-lə-ˈpē-(ˌ)nō 
plural Filipinos
1
: a native of the Philippine Islands
2
: a citizen of the Republic of the Philippines
3
: the Tagalog-based official language of the Republic of the Philippines
Filipino
adjective
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There are Indian and German officers, Filipino and Honduran riggers; a Cuban cruise director and a sports director from Spain.
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Joe Sills, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Alexandra Qin is a French Filipino Chinese writer-director with a background in software engineering and prison reform activism.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
The study found Filipino, Vietnamese and Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are particularly vulnerable.
—Lucy Tu, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2025
After their victories on the battlefield, American forces prevented a Filipino rebellion through psychological warfare, infiltration, surveillance, torture, extrajudicial executions, and the formation of native militias tasked with suppressing dissent.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Joe Sills, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Alexandra Qin is a French Filipino Chinese writer-director with a background in software engineering and prison reform activism.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
The study found Filipino, Vietnamese and Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are particularly vulnerable.
—Lucy Tu, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2025
After their victories on the battlefield, American forces prevented a Filipino rebellion through psychological warfare, infiltration, surveillance, torture, extrajudicial executions, and the formation of native militias tasked with suppressing dissent.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Filipino.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Filipino. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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Filipino
noun
Fil·i·pi·no
ˌfil-ə-ˈpē-nō
plural Filipinos
: a person born or living in the Philippines
Filipino
adjective
Etymology
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