Mountain Province

English

Etymology

Formerly Spanish La Montañosa.

Proper noun

Mountain Province

1. A landlocked province of the Philippines created from the historical Mountain Province.
2. (historical) A huge province in the Cordilleras composed of the subprovinces of Apayao, Amburayan, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, and Lepanto-Bontoc.

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Mountain Province, formerly Spanish La Montañosa.

Proper noun

Mountain Province

1. Mountain Province (a former province of the Philippines)
2. a province created from the historical Mountain Province

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmawnten ˈpɾavins/, [ˌmaʊ̯n.tɛm ˈpɾa.vɪns]

• IPA^(key): /ˌmawnten ˈpɾabins/, [ˌmaʊ̯n.tɛm ˈpɾa.bɪns]
• Hyphenation: Moun‧tain Pro‧vince

Proper noun

Mountain Province (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜏ᜔ᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ ᜉ᜔ᜇᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔)

1. landlocked province of the Philippines created from the historical Mountain Province.

   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

Further reading

• “Mountain Province”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018