Filippines

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Filippines

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A hypercorrection of Philippines using F from its earlier etymon, Spanish Filipinas, for the sake of a similar equivalent to the unanglicized demonym, Filipino.

proper noun the Filippines

misspelling, obsolete Misspelling of Philippines

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"Filippines." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/filippines. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Filippines. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/filippines

Chicago

"Filippines." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/filippines.

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@misc{filippines_2026,
  title = {Filippines},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/filippines},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}