Filipina
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- noun
- /ˌfɪlɪˈpinə/
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filipina
- She is a proud Filipina who loves to share the culture of the Philippines.
- Filipina wives
- Filipina beauty
- Filipina women
It made me feel like I was a strong Filipina.
- It made me feel like I was a strong Filipina.
- And I meet this Pretty Little Filipina girl.
Examples
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Tamagaki, a Tokyo man in his late thirties, retrospectively commented on his decision to marry a Filipina.
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Today, numerous people suffer from domestic violence and divorce, and some Filipina wives are also victims and survivors of such violence and ordeals.
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The reasons he gives for considering marriage to a Filipina are full of concerns about social obligations.
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As this 19-year-old Filipina American female says:
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I am a proud first generation Filipina representing Pinas.
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The ideal Filipina beauty for Amorsolo was not just a pretty face but an important symbol of national identity.
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Yet, at work, Filipina entertainers rarely fail to perform jovially for their customers.
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Of course, Filipina-Japanese marriages are, in fact, products of globalization.
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But even Lavado, who, in his fifties, married a Filipina widow in Chicago, never seriously considered leaving the Windy City.
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Gay Aida Dumaguing (a.k.a. Gigi) is a 25-year-old Filipina freelance SEO expert from Cebu, Philippines.
Blog text (2)
Synonyms
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A person from the Philippines
Surface Forms
Morphology
Filipina = Filipino (semi-transparent) = Filipin + a
Formally derived from 'Filipino' by a feminine gender marker (-a); the gender alternation is clear if learners know the demonym pattern but -a is not a productive English suffix.
Etymology
Filipina comes from Philippine, the name of the islands, which itself comes from the name Philip, a Spanish king. Think of the name Philip plus -ina to remember it means 'a woman from the Philippines'.