Ternate

The municipality in the Philippines is named in reference to the Indonesian city of Ternate.

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /t̪ɛɾˈn̪aː.t̪ɛ/

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Ternate

1. An island of Maluku, Indonesia.
2. The largest city in North Maluku, Indonesia.
3. A North Halmahera language of eastern Indonesia, spoken on the island of Ternate.

   Synonyms: Ternatese, Ternatean

4. A municipality of Cavite, Philippines.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Ternate terms

• Arnette, entreat, ratteen

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /tərˈnate/ [t̪ərˈna.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ate
• Syllabification: Ter‧na‧te

Ternate

1. Ternate (an island of North Maluku, Indonesia)
2. Ternate (a city in North Maluku, Indonesia)

• “Ternate” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

The municipality in the Philippines is named after Ternate in the Moluccas (present-day Maluku, Indonesia) by its original inhabitants from the Sultanate of Ternate.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /teɾˈnate/ [t̪ɛɾˈn̪aː.t̪ɛ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ate
• Syllabification: Ter‧na‧te

Ternate (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜆᜒ)

1. Ternate (a municipality of Cavite, Philippines)
2. Ternate (a city in North Maluku, Indonesia)