philippine

Определение philippine в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: {a} denoting a vast cluster of islands in the Pacific, near the Asiatic coast; Philippine means belonging or relating to the Philippines, or to their people or culture. adj. Philippine American War Philippine Insurrection Philippine Revolution Philippine Sea Battle of the; {s} of or about the Philippines (country located on a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean); of or pertaining to the Philippines; official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages; Filipino
Philippine Islands: islands of the Malay Archipelago on which the country of Philippines is situated
Philippine Revolution: (1896-98) Filipino independence struggle that failed to end Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines. There had been numerous quasi-religious uprisings during the more than 300 years of colonial rule, but the late 19th-century writings of Jose Rizal and others helped stimulate a more broad-based movement for Philippine independence. Spain was unwilling to reform its colonial government, and armed rebellion broke out in 1896. Rizal, who had advocated reform but not revolution, was shot for sedition; his martyrdom fueled the revolution. The rebel forces of Emilio Aguinaldo were unable to defeat the Spanish, but the Filipinos proclaimed their independence in the wake of Spain's defeat in the Spanish-American War (1898). The Treaty of Paris ceded the Philippines to the U.S., however, and Aguinaldo continued the revolutionary struggle, now against the U.S.; he gave up the struggle after being arrested in 1901. See also Philippine-American War
Philippine Sea: A section of the western Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines and west of the Marianas
Philippine citizen: {i} citizen of the Philippine Republic (island country in east Asia)
Philippine-American War: war fought from 1899-1904 between the United States and the Philippines as a result of an American attempt to colonize the islands
Philippine-American War: or Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902) War between the U.S. and Filipino revolutionaries, which may be seen as a continuation of the Philippine Revolution against Spanish rule. The Treaty of Paris (1898), which concluded the Spanish-American War, transferred Philippine sovereignty from Spain to the U.S.; but it was not recognized by Filipino leaders, whose troops controlled the entire archipelago except the capital city of Manila. By 1902 U.S. troops had defeated the insurgency, though sporadic fighting continued until 1906. The U.S. retained possession of the islands (except for the Japanese occupation during World War II) until 1946
philippine islands: {i} archipelago in the southwest Pacific that includes about 7000 islands
philippine mahogany: Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood red or pale-red hardwood of the Philippine mahogany tree used for cigar boxes and interior finish
philippine monetary unit: monetary unit in the Philippines
philippine peso: the basic unit of money in the Philippines; equal to 100 centavos
philippine sea: a naval battle in World War II (1944); a decisive naval victory for the United States fleet over the Japanese who were trying to block supplies from reaching American troops on Leyte
Battle of the Philippine Sea: (June 19-20, 1944) Naval battle of World War II between the U.S. and Japan. On June 19, after the U.S. invaded Saipan, Japan sent 430 planes to destroy U.S. ships but suffered heavy losses from U.S. carrier aircraft before retiring the next day. Called the greatest carrier battle of the war, it ended with the loss of over 300 Japanese planes and two carriers, while U.S. aircraft losses totaled 130, with minor damage to ships