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Name Mindanao
Type Island
Usage Filipino, Cebuano, Tagalog, English
Pronounced Pron. /ˌmɪn.də.ˈnaʊ/(English)
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Meaning & History

From a Spanish corruption of Magindanaw, the endonym of the Maguindanao people. The ethnic name means "people of the flood plains" or "people of the lake" from Maguindanao danao meaning "lake". This is the name of an island in the southern Philippines.
Added 2/25/2020 by HL