Filipino
noun
Fil·i·pi·no
ˌfi-lə-ˈpē-(ˌ)nō 
plural Filipinos
1
: a native of the Philippine Islands
2
: a citizen of the Republic of the Philippines
3
: the Tagalog-based official language of the Republic of the Philippines
Filipino
adjective
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Jollibee, a Filipino drive-through restaurant, is opening its second location in the Sacramento region, with construction underway at an Elk Grove shopping center.
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Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
In San Diego County, the Spanish-speaking Latino community in San Diego should have been covered in 1992 and the Tagalog-speaking Filipino community in 2002.
—Huy T Tran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
The Filipino culture is social and family-oriented.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
In April, a 30-year-old man sped an SUV down a closed street into a crowd of people attending a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, Canada, killing 11.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 27 May 2025
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Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
In San Diego County, the Spanish-speaking Latino community in San Diego should have been covered in 1992 and the Tagalog-speaking Filipino community in 2002.
—Huy T Tran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
The Filipino culture is social and family-oriented.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
In April, a 30-year-old man sped an SUV down a closed street into a crowd of people attending a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, Canada, killing 11.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 27 May 2025
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“Filipino.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Filipino. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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Filipino
noun
Fil·i·pi·no
ˌfil-ə-ˈpē-nō
plural Filipinos
: a person born or living in the Philippines
Filipino
adjective
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