Visayan Islands

plural noun

1. a group of islands in the central Philippines, including Panay, Negros, Cebú, Bohol, Leyte, Samar, Masbate, and smaller islands.

Visayan Islands

plural noun

1. a group of seven large and several hundred small islands in the central Philippines. Chief islands: Negros and Panay. Pop: 15 528 346 (2000). Area: about 61 000 sq km (23 535 sq miles) Spanish nameBisayas

Example Sentences

And by backpacking I mean hitchhiking, motorcycles, and dirt roads from Manila traffic to the Visayan Islands to learn about the food.

From Inc

And yet it was a matter of common knowledge all over the Visayan Islands that Jaime Veyra, then Governor of Leyte, elected by the people, was one of the most obnoxious anti-Americans in the archipelago.

From Project Gutenberg

After preaching with great clearness and force in Manila which had been the scene of his excesses, he was sent as missionary to the Visayan Islands, where he worked faithfully and well.

From Project Gutenberg

He was a missionary in Mindanao and the Visayan Islands, and rector of Carigara and Cebú.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1653 he entered the Philippine missions, and labored in the Visayan Islands.

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