SOCCSKSARGEN
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog SOCCSKSARGEN, an acronym for the region's four provinces and two cities: South Cotabato, Cotabato City, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos City.
Proper noun
SOCCSKSARGEN
- An administrative region in south-central Mindanao, the Philippines.
Coordinate terms
- Metro Manila, National Capital Region
- Cordillera Administrative Region
- Ilocos ~ Ilocos Region
- Cagayan Valley
- Central Luzon
- Calabarzon
- Mimaropa
- Bicol ~ Bicol Region
- Western Visayas
- Central Visayas
- Eastern Visayas
- Zamboanga ~ Zamboanga Peninsula
- Northern Mindanao
- SOCCSKSARGEN
- Davao ~ Davao Region
- Caraga
- Bangsamoro ~ Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao ~ BARMM
Translations
region
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Tagalog
Etymology
Acronym of South Cotabato, Cotabato City, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, General Santos City.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sokˈsaɾd͡ʒen/ [sokˈsaɾ.d͡ʒɛn̪]
- Rhymes: -aɾd͡ʒen, (no yod coalescence) -aɾdjen
- Syllabification: SOCCSK‧SAR‧GEN
Proper noun
SOCCSKSARGEN
- SOCCSKSARGEN (an administrative region of Mindanao, Philippines)
Coordinate terms
- Metro Manila, Pambansang Punong Rehiyon
- Rehiyong Administratibo ng Cordillera
- Ilocos
- Lambak ng Cagayan
- Gitnang Luzon
- Calabarzon
- Mimaropa
- Bikol
- Kanlurang Visayas
- Gitnang Visayas
- Silangang Visayas
- Zamboanga
- Hilagang Mindanao
- SOCCSKSARGEN
- Davao
- Caraga
- Bangsamoro
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