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poblacion

poblacion noun: a town center, or the barangay where one is located.

Noun

poblacion

  1. (Philippines) A town center, or the barangay where one is located.

Proper noun capitalized: Poblacion

Poblacion (uncountable)

  1. Various barangays of the Philippines.
  2. A district of Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines.

poblacion meaning in Tagalog

poblacion in Tagalog

a town center, or the barangay where one is located
poblacion

Forms of poblacion

alternative formPob.
alternative form (colloquial)Pobla

Origin of poblacion

From Spanish población, from Late Latin populātiō, populātiōnis, from Latin populus (“people”). Doublet of population.

From Spanish población. See poblacion.

Words formed from poblacion

Phrases with poblacion

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Questions about poblacion

What does poblacion mean?
Poblacion means a town center, or the barangay where one is located.
What is poblacion in Tagalog?
Poblacion in Tagalog is poblacion. See Poblacion meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is poblacion?
Poblacion can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near poblacion in the dictionary

  1. pobblebonk
  2. pobblebonks
  3. pobby
  4. Pober
  5. Pobla
  6. poblacion
  7. Poblacion 1
  8. Poblacion 10
  9. Poblacion 11
  10. Poblacion 12
  11. Poblacion 13

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