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barangays

barangays is the plural of barangay.

Meaning of barangay

Noun

barangay (plural barangays)

  1. (Philippines) The smallest local government unit in the Philippines, a subdivision of a city or municipality.
    • Because of this active involvement of the civilian and other auxiliary units (e.g. barangay tanod), the police are able to devote their time and resources to the control and prevention of serious crimes.1987, Marcelo M. Orense, Nelia R. Marquez, Philippine Yearbook, page 77
    Synonyms:
    barrio

Questions about barangays

What is barangays the plural of?
Barangays is the plural of barangay.

Words near barangays in the dictionary

  1. Barangay North
  2. Barangay South
  3. Barangay Tres
  4. Barangay Uno
  5. Barangay West
  6. barangays
  7. barani
  8. baranis
  9. Baranivka
  10. baranka
  11. barankas

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