"kababayan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kababayans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} kababayan (plural kababayans)
  1. (Philippines) A compatriot; a fellow Filipino. Tags: Philippines
    Sense id: en-kababayan-en-noun-opDN1-jO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Philippine English, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 78 1 13 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 1 19 12 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 56 5 23 15 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 59 3 23 15

Inflected forms

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