Maranao

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noun

An indigenous people residing in the Lanao province region of the Philippine island of Mindanao.

OriginMaranao Mëranaw →
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Meanings

nounMaranao pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyAn indigenous people residing in the Lanao province region of the Philippine island of Mindanao.
proper noun
  1. human sciencesAn Austronesian language spoken by the Maranao people.

Origin

  1. MaranaoMëranaw“people of the lake”
  2. EnglishMaranao

From Maranao Mëranaw (“people of the lake”).

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Translations

Tagalog Meranaw, Meranaw
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APA

Maranao. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maranao

MLA

“Maranao.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maranao. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maranao,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maranao.

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