Filipino

Definition of Filipino

adj.	1.	of or relating to the Philippines or its people or customs.
	2.	of or relating to the language of the Philippines.
n.	1.	A native or inhabitant of the Philippine Islands, specif. one of Spanish descent or of mixed blood. Then there are Filipinos, - "children of the country," they are called, - who are supposed to be pure-blooded descendants of Spanish settlers. But there are few of them without some touch of Chinese or native blood. - The Century.
	2.	the official language of the Philippines, based on Tagalog. It draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages.

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