Visayas

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Philippines/vɪˈsaː.jɐs/US/vɪˈsaɪəz/

proper noun

An island group of the Philippines.

OriginSpanish Visayas ← Cebuano Bisaya →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Visayas pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyAn island group of the Philippines.

Origin

  1. CebuanoBisaya
  2. SpanishVisayas
  3. EnglishVisayas

Borrowed from Spanish Visayas, plural form of bisaya, from Cebuano Bisaya.

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Translations

Arabic بِيسَايَا
  • بِيسَايَا (bisāyā)island group
Chinese Mandarin 米沙鄢, 米沙鄢群岛
  • 米沙鄢 (Mǐshāyān)island group
  • 米沙鄢群岛 (Mǐshāyān qúndǎo)island group
Japanese ヴィサヤ諸島, ビサヤ諸島
  • ヴィサヤ諸島 (Visaya shotō)island group
  • ビサヤ諸島island group
Russian Виса́йские острова́
  • Виса́йские острова́ (Visájskije ostrová)island group
Spanish Bisayas
  • Bisayasisland group
Tagalog Kabisayaan
  • Kabisayaanisland group
Cite this entry
APA

Visayas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Visayas

MLA

“Visayas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Visayas. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Visayas,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Visayas.

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