Ivatan

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noun

A member of a Filipino ethnolinguistic group predominant in the Batanes Islands of the Philippines.

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Meanings

nounIvatan (plural Ivatans or Ivatan)

plural Ivatans · alternative Ibatan

  1. A member of a Filipino ethnolinguistic group predominant in the Batanes Islands of the Philippines.

    Their fruits are valued, but they are seasonal, and the Ivatan are not dependent on the fruits of these.

    2000, Florentino H. Hornedo, Taming the Wind, page 137
adjectiveIvatan (comparative more Ivatan, superlative most Ivatan)

comparative more Ivatan · superlative most Ivatan · alternative Ibatan

  1. Of or relating to these people.
proper noun

alternative Ibatan

  1. The Austronesian language of these people.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

AtivanAvantiVanitaVinata
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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