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Philippines vs Zamboanga - What's the difference?

philippines | zamboanga |

As proper nouns the difference between philippines and zamboanga

is that philippines is the Republic of the Philippines, a Southeast Asian country comprised of over seven thousand islands in the Pacific Ocean, composed of the Philippine archipelago while Zamboanga is a short-lived revolutionary republic, founded after the collapse of Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines, existing between May and November 1899.

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

    See also

    * * * English eponyms ----

    zamboanga

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A short-lived revolutionary republic, founded after the collapse of Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines, existing between May and November 1899.
  • A former province of the Philippines.