Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of the largest ethnic group indigenous to the Philippines, found in the Visayan Islands.
- noun Any of the Austronesian languages spoken by the Visayans.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the Visayas.
- noun The language of the Visayas.
- noun Same as
Visaya .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A member of the most numerous of the native races of the Philippines, occupying the Visayan Islands and the northern coast Mindanao; also, their language. The Visayans possessed a native culture and alphabet.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or relating to the Visayans or the
Visayas . - proper noun A member of the largest
nation in thePhilippines . - proper noun A continuum of some 21 dialects, or a group of some 21 languages.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a member of the most numerous indigenous people of the Philippines
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Negros, with the other islands of the group commonly known as Visayan, forms a province which is under the supervision of a governor who has his headquarters in the island of
Anting-Anting Stories And other Strange Tales of the Filipinos Sargent Kayme
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A team of researchers in the Philippines discovered signs of continued existence of the rare Visayan spotted deer.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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Cecilia Flores-Oebanda, president of Visayan Forum, a Philippine NGO campaigning against human trafficking, explains: "The majority of Filipinos believe that finding work outside the country is the only way to have a better life."
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Cecilia Flores-Oebanda, president of Visayan Forum, a Philippine NGO campaigning against human trafficking, explains: "The majority of Filipinos believe that finding work outside the country is the only way to have a better life."
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A team of researchers in the Philippines discovered signs of continued existence of the rare Visayan spotted deer.
Rarest Deer Survives 2009
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He starts out a little slow, shy even, but warms up as he speaks to the crowd in their - and his - native Visayan dialect.
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When her uncle and aunt returned later that morning to resume chaperoning her, she gabbled in her own language, Visayan, and they hugged him, and laughed.
Beard 2010
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What a scary thought that must be for the Visayan conservatives.
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My parents are from Eastern Samar, Philippines, an historic island in the Visayan island chain.
Archive 2009-05-01 Tarie 2009
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My parents are from Eastern Samar, Philippines, an historic island in the Visayan island chain.
Author Interview: Edna Cabcabin Moran Tarie 2009
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