Culion

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noun

1. an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).

Example Sentences

Yes, the woman says - in Culion, a 12-hour boat ride away.

From BBC

I have seen in Culion flint-lock muskets in the hands of the guards.

From Project Gutenberg

In Culion, Cuyos and other islands the churches are built within a stone fort, in which the population took refuge when the Moros appeared.

From Project Gutenberg

On the rocky, typhoon-tossed island of Culion, a leprosarium 200 miles southwest of Manila, Bachelor Harold Baar awakes, puts on a pair of shorts and tennis shoes, ties a red bandanna around his neck, cooks his breakfast and gets set for a day's work.

From Time Magazine Archive

Baar, a devout Lutheran, first saw the Culion leprosy victims during World War II when he was a coast guardsman stationed at Talampulan, 22 miles away.

From Time Magazine Archive