noun
a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946
• Syn: ↑Philippines
• Members of this Region:
↑Manila Bay, ↑adobo, ↑Abu Sayyaf, ↑Bearer of the Sword, ↑Alex Boncayao Brigade, ↑ABB, ↑Revolutionary Proletarian Army, ↑RPA-ABB, ↑Moro Islamic Liberation Front, ↑New People's Army, ↑NPA, ↑Pentagon Gang, ↑pungapung, ↑telingo potato, ↑elephant yam, ↑Amorphophallus paeonifolius, ↑Amorphophallus campanulatus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ↑ASEAN
• Part Holonyms: ↑Southeast Asia, ↑Philippines, ↑Philippine Islands
• Part Meronyms: ↑Manila, ↑capital of the Philippines, ↑Caloocan, ↑Cebu, ↑Cebu City, ↑Quezon City
Useful english dictionary. 2012.