Vi·sa·yan
| \ və-ˈsī-ən
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variants:
or less commonly Bisayan \
bə-ˈsī-ən
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Definition of Visayan
1
: a member of any of several peoples in the Visayan Islands, Philippines
2
: the group of Austronesian languages of the Bisayans
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“Visayan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Visayan. Accessed 1 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of Visayan was in 1951
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