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Zambales

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/zɐmˈba.lɛs/

Zambales proper noun: a province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Iba. Largest city: Olongapo City.

Proper noun

Zambales

  1. A province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Iba. Largest city: Olongapo City.

Zambales meaning in Tagalog

Zambales in Tagalog

province of the Philippines
Zambales

Origin of Zambales

Borrowed from Spanish Zambales, from the plural of zambal + -es, referring to the Sambal people, from Sambali Sambal.

Questions about Zambales

What does Zambales mean?
Zambales means a province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Iba. Largest city: Olongapo City.
What is Zambales in Tagalog?
Zambales in Tagalog is Zambales. See Zambales meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is Zambales?
Zambales is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Zambales?
Zambales is pronounced /zɐmˈba.lɛs/ (Philippines).

Words near Zambales in the dictionary

  1. Zamarron
  2. Zamarrons
  3. zamarros
  4. zamas
  5. Zambal
  6. Zambales
  7. Zambals
  8. Zambese
  9. Zambesi
  10. Zambesia
  11. Zambesian

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