Soccsksargen

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Philippines/soksˈsaɾ.d͡ʒɛn/

proper noun

An administrative region of Mindanao, Philippines.

OriginEnglish General Santosacronym ← Spanish Santos ← Old Spanish santo →
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Meanings

Soccsksargen1

proper noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of SOCCSKSARGEN.

SOCCSKSARGEN2

proper noun

alternative Soccsksargen

  1. An administrative region of Mindanao, Philippines.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*sunþ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sóh₂wl̥ ~ *sh₂wén-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sh₂ún-teros
  4. Proto-Germanic*sunþraz
  5. Proto-Germanic*sunþrą
  6. Proto-West Germanic*sunþr
  7. Old Englishsūþ
  8. Middle Englishsouth
  9. Englishsouth
  10. Sanskritकोट्ट (koṭṭa)
  11. Proto-Dravidian*kōṭu
  12. Tamilகோடு (kōṭu)
  13. Tamilகோட்டம் (kōṭṭam)
  14. Malaykota
  15. Maguindanaokuta
  16. Proto-Austronesian*batux
  17. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*batu
  18. Proto-Philippine*batu
  19. Maguindanaowatu
  20. MaguindanaoKutawat
  21. SpanishCotabato
  22. EnglishCotabato
  23. EnglishSouth Cotabatoacronym
  24. EnglishCotabatoacronym
  25. Arabicسُلْطَان (sulṭān)
  26. Malaysultan
  27. Hiligaynonsultan
  28. Malaysultan
  29. Maguindanaosultan
  30. Arabicسُلْطَان (sulṭān)
  31. Ottoman Turkishسلطان
  32. Arabicسُلْطَان (sulṭān)
  33. Middle Frenchsultan
  34. Arabicسُلْطَان (sulṭān)
  35. Medieval Latinsultanus
  36. Englishsultan
  37. Arabicحَمَّدَ (ḥammada)
  38. Arabicمُحَمَّد (muḥammad)
  39. MalayMuhammad
  40. MaguindanaoMuhammad
  41. Malaydi-
  42. Proto-Austronesian*paR-
  43. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*paʀ-
  44. Malayper-
  45. Malaydiper-
  46. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qatuan
  47. Malaytuan
  48. Malaydipertuan
  49. MaguindanaoDipatuan
  50. Arabicقَدَرَ (qadara)
  51. Arabicقدرة
  52. MaguindanaoKudarat
  53. MaguindanaoMuhammad Dipatuan Kudarat
  54. EnglishSultan Kudaratacronym
  55. EnglishSaranganiacronym
  56. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  57. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  58. Proto-Italic*genos
  59. Latingenus, generis
  60. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  61. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  62. Latingenerāli
  63. Anglo-Normangenera
  64. Middle Frenchgenera
  65. Latingenerālis
  66. Middle Englishgeneral
  67. Englishgeneral
  68. SpanishPaulino
  69. Proto-Indo-European*seh₂k-
  70. Proto-Indo-European*sh₂nékti
  71. Proto-Italic*sankiō
  72. Proto-Italic*sanktos
  73. Latinsānctus
  74. Old Spanishsancto
  75. Old Spanishsanto
  76. Spanishsanto
  77. Spanishsantos
  78. SpanishSantos
  79. EnglishPaulino Santos
  80. EnglishGeneral Santosacronym
  81. EnglishSOCCSKSARGEN

Acronym of South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, and General Santos.

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Translations

Tagalog SOCCSKSARGEN
  • SOCCSKSARGENregion in the Philippines
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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