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Lamboyan

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Lamboya +‎ -n.

Adjective

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Lamboyan (not comparable)

  1. From, or pertaining to, Lamboya.
    • 2000, Lynne DiStefano, “The "Ontario" Cottage: Globalization of a British Form During the Nineteenth Century”, in Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review, volume 140, page 42:
      However, the people of Wanukaka refuse to adopt their design; if they were to do so they would be viewed as second or non-inventive when compared to their Lamboyan neighbors.
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Etymology 2

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Proper noun

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Lamboyan

  1. A headland in Zamboanga del Norte, Mindanao, Philippines.
    • 1928, Bulletin of the Raffles Museum, page 602:
      The race is recorded from small islands round the coast of Borneo from Sarawak to Sibutu and also from Lamboyan, off south Palawan.