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The article for

Philippinen

die Philippinen

Philippinen is a plural-only German noun with no singular form, so its article is always die.

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Meaning

[1] Insel group and state in Southeast Asia

[1] Inselgruppe und Staat in Südostasien

Examples

[1] He comes from the Philippinenä

[1] Er kommt von den Philippinen.

[1] Manila is the capital of the Philippinene

[1] Manila ist die Hauptstadt der Philippinen.
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "One of the most powerful typhoons so far has broken up with devastating destructive power over the Philippines"

[1] „Einer der bislang mächtigsten Taifune ist mit verheerender Zerstörungskraft über die Philippinen hereingebrochen.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ — die Philippinen
Genitiv — der Philippinen
Dativ — den Philippinen
Akkusativ — die Philippinen

Pronunciation

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