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4/1/2020, 12:07 PM HL

Name Maguindanao
Type Political Subdivision
Usage Filipino, Cebuano, Tagalog, English
Pronounced Pron. ma-GIN-du-now(Tagalog) mə-GIN-də-now(English)
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

From Spanish Maguindanao, a corruption of Magindanaw, the endonym of the Maguindanao people. The ethnic name means "people of the flood plains" or "people of the lake" from the word danao meaning "lake". This is the name of a province in the southern Philippines.
Added 4/1/2020 by HL