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Ivatan

Ivatan noun: a member of a Filipino ethnolinguistic group predominant in the Batanes Islands of the Philippines.

Noun

Ivatan (plural Ivatans or Ivatan)

  1. A member of a Filipino ethnolinguistic group predominant in the Batanes Islands of the Philippines.
    • Their fruits are valued, but they are seasonal, and the Ivatan are not dependent on the fruits of these.2000, Florentino H. Hornedo, Taming the Wind, page 137

Adjective

Ivatan (comparative more Ivatan, superlative most Ivatan)

  1. Of or relating to these people.

Proper noun

Ivatan

  1. The Austronesian language of these people.

Forms of Ivatan

Noun
pluralIvatans
pluralIvatan
alternative formIbatan
Adjective
comparativemore Ivatan
superlativemost Ivatan

Questions about Ivatan

What does Ivatan mean?
Ivatan means a member of a Filipino ethnolinguistic group predominant in the Batanes Islands of the Philippines.
What part of speech is Ivatan?
Ivatan can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Ivatan?
The plural of Ivatan is Ivatans.

Words near Ivatan in the dictionary

  1. ivans
  2. Ivanska
  3. Ivanykivka
  4. Ivanyky
  5. IVAs
  6. Ivatan
  7. Ivatans
  8. Ivatt
  9. ivaxillarane
  10. IVC
  11. IVCS

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