Philippines

(noun.) an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands.

(noun.) a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946.

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• It is improbable that either Porto Rico or the Philippines will become states in the Union. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Admiral Dewey’s ship, the Olympia, returning from the Philippines, paid for her toll $3,516. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• They discovered the Philippines, and here Magellan was killed in a fight with the natives. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.

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