Philippineness

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noun

The quality of being Philippine.

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Meanings

nounPhilippineness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being Philippine.

    My aim in initiating this process is not to present an essential fantasy of the Philippines and "Philippineness" but to draw meanings and connections among the various historical and filmic circuits in which the Philippines has been situated.

    2002, Kwok-kan Tam, Sights of Contestation: Localism, Globalism and Cultural Production in Asia and the Pacific

Origin

From Philippine + -ness.

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Translations

Finnish filippiiniläisyys
  • filippiiniläisyysquality
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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