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Philippineness

Philippineness noun: the quality of being Philippine.

Noun

Philippineness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being Philippine.
    • My aim in initiating this process is not to present an essential fantasy of the Philippines and "Philippineness" but to draw meanings and connections among the various historical and filmic circuits in which the Philippines has been situated.2002, Kwok-kan Tam, Sights of Contestation: Localism, Globalism and Cultural Production in Asia and the Pacific

Origin of Philippineness

From Philippine + -ness.

Questions about Philippineness

What does Philippineness mean?
Philippineness means the quality of being Philippine.
What part of speech is Philippineness?
Philippineness is a noun.

Words near Philippineness in the dictionary

  1. Philippine tarsier
  2. Philippine tarsiers
  3. Philippine Time
  4. Philippine Trench
  5. Philippine violet
  6. Philippineness
  7. Philippines
  8. Philippinist
  9. Philippinists
  10. philippinite
  11. Philippinization

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