Mountain Province

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Formerly Spanish La Montañosa.

Pronunciation

  • (Philippines) IPA(key): /ˌmaʊ̯n.tɛn ˈpɾa.vɪns/
  • Audio (Philippines):(file)

Proper noun

Mountain Province

  1. A province of the Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Bontoc.
    Meronyms: Barlig, Bauko, Besao, Bontoc, Natonin, Paracelis, Sabangan, Sadanga, Sagada, Tadianmunicipalities of Mountain Province
    Coordinate terms: Abra, Apayao, Baguio, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Provincecity and provinces of CAR
  2. (historical) A huge province in the Cordilleras composed of the subprovinces of Apayao, Amburayan, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, and Lepanto-Bontoc
    Synonym: Mountain

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Mountain Province, formerly Spanish La Montañosa.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Moun‧tain Pro‧vince
  • IPA(key): /ˌmawnten ˈpɾabins/ [ˌmaʊ̯n̪.t̪en̪ ˈpɾ̪a.bɪn̪s̪]

Proper noun

Mountain Province

  1. a province of the Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines; capital: Bontoc
  2. Mountain Province (a former province of Luzon, Philippines)

Ilocano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English Mountain Province.

Proper noun

Mountain Province

  1. a province of the Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines; capital: Bontoc
    Inta agawid sadiay Mountain Province.
    Come, let's go home to Mountain Province.

Kankanaey

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English Mountain Province.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmawntejn ˈpɾovins/ [ˌmaʊ̯.ntei̯m ˈpɾoː.vi̞ns]
    • IPA(key): (more native-sounding) /ˌmawntejn ˈpɾobins/ [ˌmaʊ̯.ntei̯m ˈpɾoː.bi̞ns]
    • Rhymes: -ovins, (more native-sounding) -obins
  • (parts of Bauko, Sabangan and Tadian) IPA(key): /ˌmawntejn ˈpɾovinh/ [ˌmaʊ̯.ntei̯m ˈpɾoː.vi̞nh]
    • Rhymes: -ovinh
  • Syllabification: Moun‧tain Pro‧vince

Proper noun

Mountain Province

  1. a province of the Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines; capital: Bontoc
    Synonym: ili
    Intako agawid ed Mountain Province.
    Come, let's go home to Mountain Province.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English Mountain Province, formerly Spanish La Montañosa or Provincia Montañosa.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌmawnten ˈpɾavins/ [ˌmaʊ̯n̪.t̪ɛm ˈpɾaː.vɪn̪s]
    • IPA(key): (more-native sounding) /ˌmawnten ˈpɾabins/ [ˌmaʊ̯n̪.t̪ɛm ˈpɾaː.bɪn̪s]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -avins, (more-native sounding) -abins
  • Syllabification: Moun‧tain Pro‧vince

Proper noun

Mountain Province (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜏ᜔ᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ ᜉ᜔ᜇᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔)

  1. a province of the Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines; capital: Bontoc
    Synonym: Lalawigang Bulubundukin
  2. (historical) huge province in the Cordilleras composed of the subprovinces of Apayao, Amburayan, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, and Lepanto-Bontoc
    Synonym: Lalawigang Bulubundukin

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