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A province of Mindanao, Philippines. Capital: Jolo & Patikul.
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Sulu Archipelago (an archipelago of Mindanao, Philippines)
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the Sultanate of Sulu
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Usage: historical
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Tausug language
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Usage: dated
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An all-purpose skirt-like garment worn by men and women in Fiji.
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A member of a prominent Moro tribe, occupying the Sulu Archipelago.
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History
From Spanish Sulu/Sulú, from Tausug Sulug (“Sulu”), an older form of Sūg (“Sulu”), possibly from Tausug sulug, an older form of sūg (“current”). Compare Maranao Solog, Malay Suluk, Hokkien 蘇祿 /苏禄 (So͘-lo̍k).
