Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Filipino"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Filipino \Fil`i*pi"no\, n.; pl. {Filipinos}. [Sp.]
A native of the Philippine Islands, specif. one of Spanish
descent or of mixed blood.
Then there are Filipinos, -- ``children of the
country,'' they are called, -- who are supposed to be
pure-blooded descendants of Spanish settlers. But there
are few of them without some touch of Chinese or native
blood. --The Century.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Filipino
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or
its people or customs; "the Philippine President"; "our
Filipino cook" [syn: {Filipino}, {Philippine}]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of the Philippines [syn: {Filipino}]
2: official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog;
draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages [syn: {Philippine},
{Filipino}]
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