Etymology

ternate

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Latin ternus
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ternate · adjective1

  1. Latin · borrowed fromternus“three each”
  2. English todayternate

Ultimately, from Latin ternus (“three each”)

Ternate · proper noun2

The municipality in the Philippines is named in reference to the Indonesian city of Ternate.

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