Mountain Province

English

Alternative forms

• Mt. Province

Etymology

Formerly Spanish La Montañosa.

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /ˌmaʊ̯n.tɛn ˈpɾa.vɪns/

Proper noun

Mountain Province

1. A province of the Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Bontoc

   Meronyms: Barlig, Bauko, Besao, Bontoc, Natonin, Paracelis, Sabangan, Sadanga, Sagada, Tadian — municipalities of Mountain Province

   Coordinate terms: Abra, Apayao, Baguio, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province — city and provinces of CAR

2. (historical) A huge province in the Cordilleras composed of the subprovinces of Apayao, Amburayan, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, and Lepanto-Bontoc

   Synonym: Mountain

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Mountain Province, formerly Spanish La Montañosa.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Moun‧tain Pro‧vince
• IPA^(key): /ˌmawnten ˈpɾabins/ [ˌmaʊ̯n̪.t̪en̪ ˈpɾ̪a.bɪn̪s̪]

Proper noun

Mountain Province

1. A province of the Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Bontoc
2. Mountain Province (a former province of Luzon, Philippines)

Ilocano

Alternative forms

• Mt. Province

Etymology

Borrowed from English Mountain Province.

Proper noun

Mountain Province

1. A province of the Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Bontoc

   Inta agawid sadiay Mountain Province.

   Come, let's go home to Mountain Province.

Kankanaey

Alternative forms

• Mt. Province

Etymology

Borrowed from English Mountain Province.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /ˌmawntejn ˈpɾovins/ [ˌmaʊ̯.ntei̯m ˈpɾoː.vi̞ns]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /ˌmawntejn ˈpɾobins/ [ˌmaʊ̯.ntei̯m ˈpɾoː.bi̞ns], (parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) /ˌmawntejn ˈpɾovinh/ [ˌmaʊ̯.ntei̯m ˈpɾoː.vi̞nh]
• Rhymes: -ovins, (more native-sounding) -obins, (parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) -ovinh
• Syllabification: Moun‧tain Pro‧vince

Proper noun

Mountain Province

1. A province of the Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Bontoc

   Synonym: ili

   Intako agawid ed Mountain Province.

   Come, let's go home to Mountain Province.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Mt. Province

Etymology

Borrowed from English Mountain Province, formerly Spanish La Montañosa or Provincia Montañosa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌmawnten ˈpɾavins/ [ˌmaʊ̯n̪.t̪ɛm ˈpɾaː.vɪn̪s]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /ˌmawnten ˈpɾabins/ [ˌmaʊ̯n̪.t̪ɛm ˈpɾaː.bɪn̪s]
• Rhymes: -avins, (more native-sounding) -abins
• Syllabification: Moun‧tain Pro‧vince

Proper noun

Mountain Province (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜏ᜔ᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ ᜉ᜔ᜇᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔)

1. A province of the Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Bontoc

   Synonym: Lalawigang Bulubundukin

2. (historical) huge province in the Cordilleras composed of the subprovinces of Apayao, Amburayan, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, and Lepanto-Bontoc

   Synonym: Lalawigang Bulubundukin

Further reading

• “Mountain Province”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018