Leyte

American

[ley-tee, ley-te] / ˈleɪ ti, ˈleɪ tɛ /

noun

an island in the E central Philippines: focal point of the U.S. invasion of the Philippines 1944. 3,085 sq. mi. (7,990 sq. km).

Leyte British

/ ˈleɪteɪ /

noun

an island in the central Philippines, in the Visayan Islands. Chief town: Tacloban. Pop: 1 592 336 (2000). Area: 7215 sq km (2786 sq miles)

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Disaster official Danilo Atienza said an elderly person had also died by drowning in southern Leyte province.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

He fell from his horse, Flag of Leyte Gulf, in his last race of the day at Belmont Park, the site of his Triple Crown triumph.

From Washington Times • Jun. 6, 2023

It took the army nearly three years of bitter fighting in torrid jungles, fetid swamps and on jagged coral islands, but he finally waded back ashore on Leyte Island in October 1944.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2023

The Philippine Coast Guard says the Mama Mary-Chloe was sailing between the islands of Bohol and Leyte.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2022

Tikug grows in greatest profusion and reaches its highest economic importance in parts of Mindanao, Bohol, Leyte, and Samar.

From Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 by Miller, Hugo H.

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