1. (loan) (location) Philippines - a country in South-east Asia consisting of over 7,000 islands separated from the Asian mainland by the South China Sea.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 155;)
Hoki rawa mai ia i tana haere ki ngā moutere o Piripīni (TTR 2000:138). / When he returned from a trip to the Philippine Islands.
Synonyms: Piripaina
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