Meanings
proper noun
- A province of the Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: La Trinidad. Largest city: Baguio. Formerly a subprovince of Mountain Province before converting into a full-fledged province in 1966.
1 more example
SECTION 1. The sum of five thousand dollars, Mexican, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the Insular Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of making a survey to ascertain the most advantageous route for a railroad into the mountains of Benguet, Island of Luzon, and the probable cost thereof.
1900 September 12, United States Philippine Commission, “AN ACT APPROPRIATING FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, MEXICAN, FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING A SURVEY TO ASCERTAIN THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS ROUTE FOR A RAILROAD INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF BENGUET, ISLAND OF LUZON, AND THE PROBABLE COST THEREOF.”, in Act No. 2, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2026
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 本格特
- 本格特 (Běngétè)province of the Philippines
Japanese ベンゲット
- ベンゲットprovince of the Philippines
Spanish Benguet
- Benguetprovince of the Philippines
Tagalog Benguet
- Benguetprovince of the Philippines
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Cite this entry
APA
Benguet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Benguet
MLA
“Benguet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Benguet. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Benguet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Benguet.
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