Shariff Aguak

proper noun

A municipality of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines.

OriginArabic شَرِيف →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A municipality of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines.

Origin

  1. Arabicشَرِيف“noble”
  2. EnglishShariff Aguak

Renamed from Maganoy by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 45 on 22 February 1996 after the Muslim preacher Shariff (Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf, “noble”)) Aguak, a “great son” of Shariff Ampatuan who was one of the first people to bring the Islamic faith to the Maguindanao area.

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APA

Shariff Aguak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shariff%20Aguak

MLA

“Shariff Aguak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shariff%20Aguak. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shariff Aguak,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shariff%20Aguak.

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