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CEBUAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cebuan mean?
• CEBUAN (noun)
The noun CEBUAN has 2 senses:
1. inhabitant of the island of Cebu; a member of the Visayan people of the Philippines
2. language of the people of Cebu in the Philippines; its lexicon contributes to the official language of the Philippines
Familiarity information: CEBUAN used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inhabitant of the island of Cebu; a member of the Visayan people of the Philippines
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Cebuan" is a kind of...):
Bisayan; Visayan (a member of the most numerous indigenous people of the Philippines)
Holonyms ("Cebuan" is a member of...):
Cebu (one of the Visayan islands of the central Philippines; important for its fine harbor)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Language of the people of Cebu in the Philippines; its lexicon contributes to the official language of the Philippines
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Cebuan; Cebuano
Hypernyms ("Cebuan" is a kind of...):
Filipino; Philippine (official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages)
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