Philippines

== English == Wikivoyage === Etymology === See Name of the Philippines in Wikipedia for a complete etymology. Borrowed from French Philippines, originally from Spanish Filipinas, which was from Felipe (the name of a king of Spain). By surface analysis, Philip +‎ -ine +‎ -s. === Pronunciation === (UK) enPR: fĭlʹĭ-pēnz, IPA(key): /ˈfɪl.ɪ.piːnz/, /ˈfɪl.ə.piːnz/, (obsolete) /ˈfɪl.ɪ.paɪnz/ (US) enPR: fĭlʹə-pēnz, IPA(key): /ˈfɪl.ə.piːnz/ (Philippines) IPA(key): /ˈfi.lip.pins/, /ˈfi.li.pins/ (Philippines, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈpi.lip.pins/, /ˈpi.li.pins/ Hyphenation: Phi‧lip‧pines Hyphenation: Phi‧li‧ppines Hyphenation: Phil‧i‧ppines === Proper noun === the Philippines An archipelago of Southeast Asia. A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Philippines. Capital: Manila. ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with Philippians. (country): Normally used in the singular since it is the name of a country. ==== Synonyms ==== Filippines Pilipinas Pinas ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Countries of the world === References === == French == === Etymology === Philippe +‎ -ine +‎ -s, a calque of Spanish Filipinas, using the pet form of Filipe (“Philip”) (French: Philippe), named after the King of Spain, Philip II. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fi.li.pin/ === Proper noun === Philippines f pl (plural only) Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia) ==== Derived terms ==== philippin Philippin, Philippine, Philippins, Philippines ==== Descendants ==== → Arabic: الْفِلِبِّين (al-filibbīn) → English: Philippines → Persian: فیلیپین (filipin) → Vietnamese: Phi-líp-pin ==== See also ==== === Noun === Philippines f plural of Philippine