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Leyte

[ ley-tee; Spanish ley-te ]

noun

  1. 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

/ ˈleɪteɪ /

noun

  1. 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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

The central province of Leyte was hit the hardest, with landslides completely covering several areas near the city of Baybay.

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.

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.

Leyte is a 6-10 forward who started 49 games the past two seasons in his four years with the Spartans.

Bas Leyte recorded 12 points and was 4 of 6 shooting and 3 of 6 from the free throw line.

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