Palawan

American  

[pah-lah-wahn] / pɑˈlɑ wɑn /

noun

1. an island in the W Philippines. 5,697 sq. mi. (14,755 sq. km).

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Palawan British  

/ paˈlavan /

noun

1. an island of the SW Philippines between the South China Sea and the Sulu Sea: the westernmost island in the country; mountainous and forested. Capital: Puerto Princesa. Pop (Palawan province): 755 412 (2000). Area: 11 785 sq km (4550 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

We ended up off the coast of El Nido, Palawan, island-hopping aboard an outrigger canoe-style bangka, despite my penchant for seasickness.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024

The convoy will depart the island of Palawan on December 10.

From Washington Times • Dec. 5, 2023

This boat was carrying Times journalists off the island of Palawan, in the Philippines, looking at how China was imposing its territorial ambitions on the South China Sea.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2023

It was the first time the Philippines and Washington have carried out a joint sail in waters west of Palawan island, the Armed Forces of the Philippines' Western Command said.

From Reuters • Sep. 4, 2023

In immature plumage the head is wholly unstreaked, which I doubt to be the case in the Palawan form.

From Notes on Philippine Birds Collected by Governor W. Cameron Forbes Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zo?logy at Harvard College, Vol. LXV. No. 4. by Bangs, Outram