Filippines

F4I1L1I1P3P3I1N1E1S1

A form of Philippines — An archipelago of Southeast Asia.

OriginSpanish Filipinas →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

proper nounthe Filippines
  1. misspellingobsoleteMisspelling of Philippines.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
philippines

Origin

  1. SpanishFilipinas
  2. EnglishFilippines

A hypercorrection of Philippines using F from its earlier etymon, Spanish Filipinas, for the sake of a similar equivalent to the unanglicized demonym, Filipino.

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APA

Filippines. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Filippines

MLA

“Filippines.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Filippines. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Filippines,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Filippines.

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