Tagalog

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Etymology

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Calque of Spanish Provincia Montañosa.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /lalaˌwiɡaŋ bulubunˈdukin/ [lɐ.lɐˌwiː.ɣɐm bʊ.lʊ.bʊn̪ˈd̪uː.xɪn̪]
  • Rhymes: -ukin
  • Syllabification: La‧la‧wi‧gang Bu‧lu‧bun‧du‧kin

Proper noun

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Lalawigang Bulubundukin (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎᜏᜒᜄᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜎᜓᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜃᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. Mountain Province (a province of the Philippines; capital: Bontoc)
    Synonym: Mountain Province
  2. (historical) huge province in the Cordilleras composed of the subprovinces of Apayao, Amburayan, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, and Lepanto-Bontoc
    Synonym: Mountain Province