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Barangay

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A kind of boat used by the natives of the Phillippine Islands at the time of the conquest. The modern boat of this kind is called barangayan.
  • noun. In the Philippine Islands, the community which, under the Spanish government, formed the constituent element of the pueblo.
  • Word Usage
    "A Philippines folkloric creature has been blamed for livestock killings: (News source.) Was it an ‘aswang’ (the Filipino’s version of a vampire) that killed sheep and goats in barangay Lower Manongol here?"
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