Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of the central Philippines on the eastern coast of Cebu, one of the Visayan Islands, between Leyte and Negros. The city, which was visited by Magellan in 1521, has an important harbor.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun one of the Visayan islands of the central Philippines, important for its fine harbor.
- proper noun an important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun Island in central
Philippines . - proper noun Province in central
Philippines . - proper noun City in the Philippines, the capital of Cebu province.
- noun A bovine animal featured in The Song of the Cebu (incorrectly spelled in song - correct spelling is
zebu - Original Species)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun one of the Visayan islands of the central Philippines; important for its fine harbor
- noun an important seaport on the island of Cebu in the Philippines
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Examples
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CEBU, Philippines - Valentine's Day did not only become a time to show love for other people, but also for the environment by the members of AAGAPAY or Alalay at Gabay sa Pag-unlad ng Pamayanan, who conducted a coastal cleanup activity in the town of Moalboal, Cebu.
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CEBU CITY-Not so fast, Manny Villar; Cebu is still for Gilbert 'Gibo' Teodoro.
WN.com - Articles related to Philippines Arroyo to start campaign for house seat 2010
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CEBU, Philippines - Valentine's Day did not only become a time to show love for other people, but also for the environment by the members of AAGAPAY or Alalay at Gabay sa Pag-unlad ng Pamayanan, who conducted a coastal cleanup activity in the town of Moalboal, Cebu.
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FAIL. keanoidd: Obesity is the real swine flu. eybiay: wishes that the suspected swine flu case in Cebu is not true.
Global Voices in English » Southeast Asia: Twitter reactions on H1N1 virus 2009
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*** Aviation Shares in Cebu Air, better known as Cebu Pacific, rose 6.4% at the close of its debut trading in the second largest-ever initial public offering in the Philippines.
Business Watch 2010
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The famed “dancing inmates” of Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Cebu, Philippines, have a new routine, this time to a Queen medley (that also includes “Mr. Roboto,” which is Styx, but okay).
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First there's the 1,500 prisoners in Cebu, Philippines, and their amazing synchronized dancing:
'Thriller' video roundup: Best of the bunch Melissa Bell 2010
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Cebu is a low-cost Philippine airline that focuses on being the "fun airline."
Cebu Airlines Performs Safety Demo To Lady Gaga & Katy Perry (VIDEO, POLL) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Cebu is the second largest city in the Philippines — a lot of questionable things are going on there at any given time.
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As of this writing, I have already received pledges from stakeholders in Cebu, Bicol, an
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