Meaning of sulu | Babel Free
/sʊˈlu/Definitions
- An all-purpose skirt-like garment worn by men and women in Fiji.
- A province of Mindanao, Philippines. Capital: Jolo & Patikul.
- A member of a prominent Moro tribe, occupying the Sulu Archipelago.
- Sulu Archipelago (an archipelago of Mindanao, Philippines)
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the Sultanate of Sulu historical
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Tausug language dated
Examples
“That is the reason why the Sulu people have the right, and that they came to make the dredge (badja) to get the mother-of-pearl shell from the deep, because they can not see them.”
“At the present time there are but few remains on the Island of Jolo of the past glory and civilization of the Sulu people.”
“If the Spaniards merely meant to subjugate the Sulu, suppressing piracy and lawlessness on the way and no more, they would have been applauded in many quarters.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.