Kalamian

noun

Ka·​la·​mian

¦käləm¦yän

plural Kalamian or Kalamians

1

: a Christianized people inhabiting the Calamian islands of the Philippines

2

: a member of the Kalamian people

Word History

Etymology

native name in northern Sulu Sea

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