Zamboanga
a seaport on sw mindanao, in the s philippines.
historical examples
lord jim joseph conrad
the great white tribe in filipinia paul t. gilbert
the philippine islands, 1493-1898 – volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700 various
the philippine islands john foreman
a history of the philippines david p. barrows
the philippine islands john foreman
the history of sulu najeeb m. saleeby
terry charles goff thomson
the philippines past and present (volume 2 of 2) dean conant worcester
a visit to the philippine islands john bowring
noun
a port in the philippines, on sw mindanao on basilan strait: founded by the spanish in 1635; tourist centre, with fisheries. pop: 716 000 (2005 est)
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