Camiguin

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Philippines/kɐ.mɪˈɡin/Philippines, colloquial/kɐ.mɪɡˈwin/

proper noun

A province of Northern Mindanao, Mindanao, Philippines. Capital: Mambajao.

OriginSpanish Camiguín ← Cebuano kamagong →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A province of Northern Mindanao, Mindanao, Philippines. Capital: Mambajao.
  2. An island of the Bohol Sea, Philippines.

Origin

  1. Cebuanokamagong
  2. SpanishCamiguín
  3. EnglishCamiguin

From Spanish Camiguín, from Manobo, from Cebuano kamagong. The tree thrived near Lake Mainit, in Surigao del Sur, the area from which the earlier inhabitants of the islands came.

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APA

Camiguin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Camiguin

MLA

“Camiguin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Camiguin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Camiguin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Camiguin.

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