Filipino
noun
Fil·i·pi·no
ˌfi-lə-ˈpē-(ˌ)nō 
plural Filipinos
1
: a native of the Philippine Islands
2
: a citizen of the Republic of the Philippines
3
: the Tagalog-based official language of the Republic of the Philippines
Filipino
adjective
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Prosecutors charged a Vancouver man with murder after an attack at a Filipino festival.
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Eleven people between the ages of 5 and 65 died after the attack at the Lapu Lapu Festival — an annual event that celebrates Filipino culture — in the city on Saturday, April 26, Vancouver Police Department (VPD) confirmed in a post on X on Monday, April 28.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The Context The Lapu Lapu Festival is a yearly Filipino Canadian celebration named after an Indigenous resistance fighter who fought against Spanish colonization in the 1500s.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Alexandra Qin is a French Filipino Chinese writer-director with a background in software engineering and prison reform activism.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Eleven people between the ages of 5 and 65 died after the attack at the Lapu Lapu Festival — an annual event that celebrates Filipino culture — in the city on Saturday, April 26, Vancouver Police Department (VPD) confirmed in a post on X on Monday, April 28.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The Context The Lapu Lapu Festival is a yearly Filipino Canadian celebration named after an Indigenous resistance fighter who fought against Spanish colonization in the 1500s.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Alexandra Qin is a French Filipino Chinese writer-director with a background in software engineering and prison reform activism.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Filipino.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Filipino. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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Filipino
noun
Fil·i·pi·no
ˌfil-ə-ˈpē-nō
plural Filipinos
: a person born or living in the Philippines
Filipino
adjective
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