Zambales

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Philippines/zɐmˈba.lɛs/

proper noun

A province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Iba. Largest city: Olongapo City.

OriginSpanish Zambales ← Sambali Sambal →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Iba. Largest city: Olongapo City.

Origin

  1. SambaliSambal
  2. SpanishZambales
  3. EnglishZambales

Borrowed from Spanish Zambales, from the plural of zambal + -es, referring to the Sambal people, from Sambali Sambal.

More words from Spanish, Sambali

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 三描禮士 /三描礼士
  • 三描禮士 /三描礼士province of the Philippines
Chinese Mandarin 三描禮士 /三描礼士
  • 三描禮士 /三描礼士 (Sānmiáolǐshì)province of the Philippines
Japanese サンバレス
  • サンバレス (Sanbaresu)province of the Philippines
Spanish Zambales
  • Zambalesprovince of the Philippines
Tagalog Zambales
  • Zambalesprovince of the Philippines
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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