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Type Political Subdivision & Settlement
Pronounced Pron. /sam.bo.ˈaŋ.ɡa/(Tagalog) /zam.bo.ˈaŋ.ɡa/(Tagalog) /θam.bo.ˈan.ɡa/(European Spanish) /sam.bo.ˈan.ɡa/(Latin American Spanish) [key·simplify]
Meaning & History
Spanish form of Sinama Samboangan meaning "mooring place", derived from samboang meaning "mooring pole" and the place marker suffix -an. This is the name of a peninsula in the Philippines, as well as three provinces and a city located on the peninsula.