Bilaan

noun

Bi·​la·​an

bēˈläˌän,

-ˈlän

plural Bilaan or Bilaans

1

a

: a predominantly pagan people inhabiting southern Mindanao and the Sarangani islands, Philippines

b

: a member of such people

2

: the Austronesian language of the Bilaan people

Word History

Etymology

Bisayan Bilaan, from Bilaan Blaan

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Rhymes for Bilaan

• aileron
• antiphon
• autobahn
• carillon
• castellan
• celadon
• cephalon
• chitosan
• cynodon
• denouement
• deuteron
• echelon