Mindanao

Mindanao

English

Alternative forms

• Mindanau

Etymology

From Spanish Mindanao, a contraction of Maguindánao (“Maguindanao”), from Maguindanao Magindanaw.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Mindanao

1. An island in the Philippines
2. One of the three island groups in the Philippines

Translations

an island in the Philippines

Armenian: Մինդանաո (Mindanao) Chinese: Mandarin: 棉蘭老／棉兰老 (Miánlánlǎo), 棉蘭老島／棉兰老岛 (zh) (Miánlánlǎo dǎo), 民答那峨島／民答那峨岛 (Míndánà'é dǎo) Min Nan: 南島 (Lâm-tó͘) (archaic) Georgian: მინდანაო (mindanao) Japanese: ミンダナオ島 (Mindanao-tō) Portuguese: Mindanau Russian: Миндана́о m (Mindanáo) Spanish: Mindanao Tagalog: Mindanaw

Anagrams

• nomadian

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Spanish

Proper noun

Mindanao ?

1. Mindanao

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Mindanaw

Etymology

From Spanish Mindanao, a contraction of Maguindánao (“Maguindanao”), from Maguindanao Magindanaw.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Min‧da‧nao
• IPA^(key): /mindaˈnaw/, [mɪn.dɐˈnaʊ̯]

Proper noun

Mindanao (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜈᜏ᜔)

1. Mindanao (the second largest island in the Philippines)

See also

• Luzon
• Kabisayaan