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Kagitingan

Kagitingan proper noun: a barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.

Proper noun

Kagitingan

  1. A barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.

Origin of Kagitingan

Derived from Tagalog kagitingan (“heroism”), due to 8 out of its 10 major roads being named after national heroes (Magsaysay, General Luna, Rajah Soliman, Rajah Matanda, Lapulapu, Dagohoy, Kalantiao, and Lakandula, with the other two being Katipunan (“congregation”) and Kalayaan (“freedom”)). Created in 1969.

Questions about Kagitingan

What does Kagitingan mean?
Kagitingan means a barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.
What part of speech is Kagitingan?
Kagitingan is a proper noun.

Words near Kagitingan in the dictionary

  1. Kagera
  2. kages
  3. Kagi
  4. Kagi chart
  5. Kagi charts
  6. Kagitingan
  7. Kagler
  8. kago
  9. kagok
  10. kagome
  11. kagool

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