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Meaning of "Bisayas" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BISAYAS

Bisayas  [biˈsajas] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BISAYAS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bisayas is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BISAYAS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Visayas

The Visayas /vɨˈsaɪəz/ və-SY-əz or Visayan Islands, is one of the three principal geographical divisions of the Philippines, along with Mindanao and Luzon. It consists of several islands, primarily surrounding the Visayan Sea, although the Visayas are considered the northeast extremity of the entire Sulu Sea. Residents are known as the Visayans. The major islands of the Visayas are Panay, Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, and Samar. The region may also include the islands of Romblon and Masbate, whose population identify as Visayan. There are three administrative regions in the Visayas: Western Visayas, Central Visayas and Eastern Visayas.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BISAYAS

Birtwistle
biryani
bis
Bisayan
Biscay

WORDS THAT END LIKE BISAYAS

as
as far as
as good as
as long as
as soon as
as well as
Bahamas
canvas
Christmas
Dallas
Dias
extras
eyas
gas
hamadryas
has
Himalayas
Honduras
nyas
the Himalayas

Synonyms and antonyms of Bisayas in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Bisayas» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BISAYAS

Find out the translation of Bisayas to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Bisayas from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Bisayas» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Bisayas
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Bisayas
570 millions of speakers

English

Bisayas
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Bisayas
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Bisayas
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Bisayas
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Bisayas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Bisayas
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Bisayas
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bisayas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bisayas
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Bisayas
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Bisayas
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bisayas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Bisayas
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Bisayas
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बिसाय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bisayas
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Bisayas
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Bisayas
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Bisayas
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Bisayas
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Bisayas
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bisayas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Bisayas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Bisayas
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Bisayas

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BISAYAS»

The term «Bisayas» is normally little used and occupies the 125.550 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BISAYAS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Bisayas

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BISAYAS»

Discover the use of Bisayas in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Bisayas and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Austronesians: Historical and Comparative Perspectives
This conjunction of malevolent spirits with humanized bodies first appears in missionary accounts from the Bisayas in the early 1600s; as the basis of witchcraft, it was part of seventeenth century Spanish culture in Iberia. After the introduction ...
Peter Bellwood, James J. Fox, Darrell Tryon, 2006
2
True Version of the Philippine Revolution
to. Bisayas. The expedition to Bisayas was a complete success as far as the conveyance of our troops to the chief strategic points was concerned, our steamers returning safely to Cavite after landin the soldiers. The steamer Bulusan , however, ...
Emilio Aguinaldo, 2014
3
History of the Bisayan people in the Philippine Islands: ...
indios bisayas a todos los demás de estas islas, pues parece que nacen todos ellos carpinteros o pandales, que llaman acá. Y así, aun en las fábricas de nuestros galeones, que son continuas en estas Islas y necesarias, porque de las naos ...
Francisco Ignacio Alcina, Cantius J. Kobak, Lucio Gutiérrez, 2002
4
Library of Congress Subject Headings
... (Philippine people) (May Subd Geog) [DS666.857] UF Binisaya (Philippine people) Bisayan (Philippine people) Bisayas (Philippine tribe) [Former heading] Visaya (Philippine people) Visayan (Philippine people) BT Ethnology— Philippines ...
Library of Congress, 2006
5
Cebuano sorcery
3 For example, in a major early Spanish work Alcina speaks of two groups in the Bisayas who learned from their ancestors how to do evil with herbs and drugs. He said one of the groups was called Barang, meaning fatally bewitched and used ...
Richard W. Lieban, 1967
6
La vuelta al mundo de la expedición de la vacuna (1803-1810):
14- Historia Natural de las Islas Bisayas. Victoria Yepes. 15- Una etnografía de los indios Bisayas del siglo X VII. Victoria Yepes. 16- Normas y leyes de la ciudad hispanoamericana. 1601-1821 (II). Francisco de Solano. 17- Guerra y misiones ...
Gonzalo Díaz de Yraola, Catherine Mark, 2003
7
Devotional Music in the Iberian World, 1450-1800: The ...
(1996a): Francisco Ignacio Alcina, SJ, Historia natural de las islas Bisayas, Biblioteca de historia de América, XIV (Madrid: CSIC). Yepes, Victoria (ed.) ( 1996b): Francisco Ignacio Alcina, SJ, Una etnografía de los indios bisayas del siglo XVII, ...
Tess Knighton, Alvaro Torrente, 2007
8
Library of Congress Subject Headings
... Islands (Philippines) Bisayas (Philippines) Visayas (Philippines) BT Islands- Philippines NT Negros Island (Philippines) Visayan language USE Cebuano language Visayas (Philippines) USE Visayan Islands (Philippines) Visayas ( Philippine ...
9
The Americans in the Philippines Volume I
... it is hardly probable that they knew of this event until July or August), and the Spanish military authorities of the Bisayas had found it advisable to concentrate and keep on concentrating their small garrisons in these islands, and to abandon  ...
J.A. Le Roy
10
Census of the Philippine Islands Taken Under the Direction ...
Both of these classes of Pygmies, in Panay, Negros, and Mindoro, are geographically mixed with certain tall Indonesian groups which probably represent remnants of pagan inland Bisayas. These Pagan Bisayas will be discussed later, under ...
Philippines. Census Office, Ignacio Villamor, Felipe Buencamino, 1921

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BISAYAS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Bisayas is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Iloilo's 2 roles in the revolution
... the leaders went to the nearby stone house of Vicente Bermejo where they organized the Gobierno Provisional Revolucionario de Bisayas. «Inquirer.net, Jun 15»
2
Awg Tengah: Unity, good education can ensure progress for …
LIMBANG: Unity and the pursuit of good education serve as the cornerstone for the Bisayas in terms of their progress in the public and private ... «The Borneo Post, Jun 15»
3
DSWD memo disqualifies poor as beneficiaries — Visayas disaster …
... Samahan han Gudti nga Parag-uma ha Sinirangan Bisayas (Sagupa Eastern Visayas, Alliance of Small Peasants in Eastern Visayas). «Bulatlat, May 15»
4
Yolanda survivors troop to House to demand probe on govt rehab
... from the groups Samahan han Gudti nga Parag-uma ha Sinirangan Bisayas (Sagupa Eastern Visayas, Alliance of Small Peasants in Eastern ... «InterAksyon, May 15»
5
Samar inmates cite abuses, seek ouster of jail warden
Meanwhile, Ipe Soco of Katungod Sinirangan Bisayas said that there had been a pattern of complaints they received concerning conditions of ... «Rappler, May 15»
6
PAO gets jailed peasant released on bail
... of his right to bail. Katungod Sinirangan Bisayas welcomed the release of Romanca. Romanca's next hearing is scheduled in May this year. «The Manila Times, Feb 15»
7
The Christian faith lives
... “Devocion Exercios Christianos en Lengua Bisaya Para Instruccion de los Hermanos Bisayas Congregantes de los Congregaciones de la ... «Inquirer.net, Jan 15»
8
2 soldiers wounded in BIFF attack in Maguindanao
Around 30 BIFF members led by alias Bisayas and alias Commander Sanad fired at the soldiers about 8 a.m., said Captain Jay Maniwang, civil ... «Inquirer.net, Nov 14»
9
Bill threatens PH commercial fishing sector
... Quezon Marinduque Fishingboat Operators and Fishermen's Association, United Bicol Fishing Federation, Bisayas Alliance of Fisherfolk and ... «Inquirer.net, Nov 14»
10
NPA leader freed on bail
Roy Erecre, the leader of NPA's Komiteng Rehiyonal Sentral Bisayas (KRSB) who had carried a P5.4- million bounty on his head, was freed ... «Tempo, Sep 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Bisayas [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bisayas>. Apr 2024 ».
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