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Cotabato.

A province of Soccsksargen, Mindanao, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Kidapawan.

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name/ko.tɐˈba.to/Philippines/koʊtæˈbɑtoʊ/General-American[kɔʊtæˈbɑdɔʊ]General-American

  1. A province of Soccsksargen, Mindanao, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Kidapawan.

  2. A former province of Mindanao, Philippines; modern Cotabato, Maguindanao, South Cotabato, or Sultan Kudarat. Capital and largest city: Cotabato City.

    historical
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Sanskrit कोट्ट (koṭṭa)bor. Proto-Dravidian *kōṭu Old Tamil 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑀼 (kōṭu) Tamil கோடு (kōṭu) Tamil கோட்டம் (kōṭṭam)bor. Malay kotabor. Maguindanao kuta Proto-Austronesian *batux Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu Proto-Philippine *batu Maguindanao watu Maguindanao Kutawatubor. Spanish Cotabatobor. English Cotabato From Spanish Cotabato, from Maguindanao Kutawatu, from kuta (“fort”) + watu (“stone”).

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