Kalayaan

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Kalayaan

/kɐ.lɐˈja.ʔɐn/ Philippines

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Borrowed from Tagalog kalayaan (“freedom”)

proper noun

Synonym of Spratly Islands. As recently as April 1983, Cesar Virata, then prime minister of the Philippines, warned all claimants to the territory in the South China Sea that any attempt to reclaim the Kalayaan Islands would be "considered an assault against the Republic of the Philippines" and would receive appropriate rebuff
Similar: Spratly Islands
A municipality of Palawan, Philippines. Meronym: Pag-asa — barangay of Kalayaan
A municipality of Laguna, Philippines. Meronyms: Longos, San Antonio, San Juan — barangays of Kalayaan
A barangay of Angono, Rizal, Philippines. Meronyms: Pinagkaisa, Pinagpala — sitios of Kalayaan

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@misc{kalayaan_2026,
  title = {Kalayaan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kalayaan},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}