Philippines is an abbreviation of vismin.
As an adjective philippines
is .
As an abbreviation vismin is
the visayas and mindanao region of the philippines or vismin can be (canada) visible minority.
philippines
English
Proper noun
(
wikipedia Philippines)
The Republic of the Philippines, a Southeast Asian country comprised of over seven thousand islands in the Pacific Ocean, composed of the Philippine archipelago.
The Philippine Islands, an archipelago in Southeast Asia, that forms the basis of the Philippine republic.
Usage notes
* Do not confuse with Philippians.
* (country) Normally used in the singular since it is the name of a country.
Synonyms
* Pilipinas
* Pinas
Related terms
* Tagalog
* Filipina
* Filipinas
* Phils
* PI
vismin
Etymology 1
Abbreviation
(
en proper noun)
The Visayas and Mindanao region of the Philippines.
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
* vismin
* vizmin
Abbreviation
(Canada) visible minority