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barangay

/bɐ.ɾɐŋˈɡaɪ̯/ Philippines

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Borrowed from Philippine Spanish barangay, from Tagalog balangay.

noun barangays · Brgy.

Philippines The smallest local government unit in the Philippines, a subdivision of a city or municipality. Because of this active involvement of the civilian and other auxiliary units (e.g. barangay tanod), the police are able to devote their time and resources to the control and prevention of serious crimes.
Similar: barrio
Philippines, alternative, rare Alternative form of balangay (“a type of boat”).

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noun smallest local government unit

日本語	バランガイ

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@misc{barangay_2026,
  title = {barangay},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/barangay},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}