Batangas
US/bɑˈtæŋɡæs/
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/bɐˈtaŋ.ɡɐs/
Batangas proper noun: a province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Batangas City. Largest city: Lipa.
Proper noun
Batangas
- A province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Batangas City. Largest city: Lipa.
- The capital city of Batangas, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; a former municipality.
- Synonyms:
- Batangas City
Batangas meaning in Marathi and Tagalog
Batangas in Marathi
- province of the Philippines
- बातांगास bātāṅgās
- city in the Philippines
- बातांगास bātāṅgās
Batangas in Tagalog
- province of the Philippines
- Batangas
- city in the Philippines
- Batangas
Synonyms of Batangas
Origin of Batangas
From Spanish Batangas, from batangas, plural of batanga (“outrigger”), from Tagalog batang (“log”) + -a, after the wooden rafts found on the Calumpang River in present-day Batangas City. See also Tagalog batangan (“timberland; place of wooden rafts”).
Phrases with Batangas
Questions about Batangas
- What does Batangas mean?
- Batangas means a province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Batangas City. Largest city: Lipa.
- What is Batangas in Marathi?
- Batangas in Marathi is बातांगास (bātāṅgās). See Batangas meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is Batangas?
- Batangas is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Batangas?
- Batangas is pronounced /bɐˈtaŋ.ɡɐs/ (Philippines).
Words near Batangas in the dictionary
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