Etymology

Batanes

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Today it means: A province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines. Full definition →

Spanish Batanes
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromBatanes
  2. English todayBatanes

From Spanish Batanes, from Ivatan Batan + Spanish -es (plural suffix).

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