Bataan

From Spanish Bataan, from Tagalog Bataan.

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /bɐ.tɐˈʔan/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /bætɑˈʔɑn/, /bæˈtɑn/

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /batɑːˈʔɑːn/, /baˈtɑːn/

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Bataan

1. A province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Balanga.

From Spanish Bataan, from Tagalog Bataan.

• Hyphenation: Ba‧ta‧an
• IPA^(key): /bataˈʔan/ [bɐ.t̪ɐˈʔan̪]

Bataan

1. Bataan (a province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Balanga)

In the Velarde map (1734), it is spelled in Spanish as "Batan". In early Spanish accounts, it is also spelled as "Vatan" besides "Batan".^[1]

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bataˈʔan/ [bɐ.t̪ɐˈʔan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: Ba‧ta‧an

Bataán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜀᜈ᜔)

1. Bataan (a province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Balanga)

• “Bataan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “Bataan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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