Meanings
proper noun
- A city, the provincial capital of Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines.
Origin
- Waray-WarayTarakluban“place of the taklub”
- SpanishTacloban
- EnglishTacloban
From Spanish Tacloban, from Waray-Waray Tarakluban (“place of the taklub”).
More words from Spanish, Waray-Waray
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Chinese Cantonese 獨魯萬 /独鲁万
- 獨魯萬 /独鲁万 (duk⁶ lou⁵ maan⁶)city in the Philippines
Chinese Mandarin 獨魯萬 /独鲁万, 獨魯班 /独鲁班
- 獨魯萬 /独鲁万 (Dúlǔwàn)city in the Philippines
- 獨魯班 /独鲁班city in the Philippines
- 塔克洛班 (Tǎkèluòbān)city in the Philippines
Greek Τακλομπάν
- Τακλομπάν (Taklompán)city in the Philippines
Hebrew טקלובן
- טקלובן (taklóban)city in the Philippines
Japanese タクロバン
- タクロバン (Takuroban)city in the Philippines
Korean 타크로반
- 타크로반 (takeuroban)city in the Philippines
Russian Такло́бан
- Такло́бан (Taklóban)city in the Philippines
Spanish Tacloban
- Taclobancity in the Philippines
Tagalog Tacloban
- Taclobancity in the Philippines
Cite this entry
APA
Tacloban. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tacloban
MLA
“Tacloban.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tacloban. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tacloban,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tacloban.
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