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Daku Balay, the Glossary

Daku Balay ("Big House") is the ancestral home of Don Generoso Villanueva, situated on Burgos Street, Bacolod, Philippines.^[1]

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27 relations: Ancestral home, Art Deco, Bacolod, Carabao, Cebu, Cornucopia, Cruise ship, Feng shui, Harana (serenade), Hardwood, Japanese occupation of the Philippines, Lobby (room), Negros, Parapet, Philadelphia, Philippine National Bank, Philippines, Porthole, Rapp Brush, Relief, SunStar, Titanic, United States, Universality (philosophy), Vitex parviflora, World War II, 40th Infantry Division (United States).
Art Deco architecture in the Philippines
Buildings and structures in Bacolod

Ancestral home

An ancestral home is the place of origin of one's extended family, particularly the home owned and preserved by the same family for several generations.

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Art Deco

Art Deco, short for the French Arts décoratifs, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in Paris in the 1910s (just before World War I), and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920s to early 1930s.

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Bacolod

Bacolod, officially the City of Bacolod (Dakbanwa/Syudad sang Bacolod; Lungsod ng Bacolod), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Negros Island Region in the Philippines.

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Carabao

Carabaos (kalabáw) are a genetically distinct population of swamp-type water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis kerebau) from the Philippines.

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Cebu

Cebu (Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu (Lalawigan sa Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 surrounding islands and islets.

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Cornucopia

In classical antiquity, the cornucopia, from Latin cornu (horn) and copia (abundance), also called the horn of plenty, was a symbol of abundance and nourishment, commonly a large horn-shaped container overflowing with produce, flowers, or nuts.

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Cruise ship

Cruise ships are large passenger ships used mainly for vacationing.

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Feng shui

Feng shui, sometimes called Chinese geomancy, is a traditional practice that originated in Ancient China and claims to use energy forces to harmonize individuals with their surrounding environment.

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Harana (serenade)

The harana (Jarana) is a serenade tradition in rural areas of the Philippines in which young men may formally meet single lady visitors.

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Hardwood

Hardwood is wood from angiosperm trees.

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Japanese occupation of the Philippines

The Japanese occupation of the Philippines (Filipino: Pananakop ng mga Hapones sa Pilipinas; Nihon no Firipin Senryō) occurred between 1942 and 1945, when the Japanese Empire occupied the Commonwealth of the Philippines during World War II.

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Lobby (room)

A lobby is a room in a building used for entry from the outside.

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Negros

Negros, is the fourth largest and third most populous island in the Philippines, with a total land area of.

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Parapet

A parapet is a barrier that is an upward extension of a wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the nation, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census.

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Philippine National Bank

The Philippine National Bank (PNB, lit; Banco Nacional Filipino; Hokkien) is one of the largest banks in the Philippines.

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Philippines

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.

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Porthole

A porthole, sometimes called bull's-eye window or bull's-eye, is a generally circular window used on the hull of ships to admit light and air.

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Rapp Brush

Isaac Rapp Brush (November 7, 1889 – March 6, 1958) was a decorated officer in United States Army with the rank of Major General.

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Relief

Relief is a sculptural method in which the sculpted pieces remain attached to a solid background of the same material.

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SunStar

SunStar (also written as Sun Star), stylized as SUNSTAR (formerly SUN•STAR), is an English-language newspaper in the Philippines.

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Titanic

RMS Titanic was a British ocean liner that sank on 15 April 1912 as a result of striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City, United States.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Universality (philosophy)

In philosophy, universality or absolutism is the idea that universal facts exist and can be progressively discovered, as opposed to relativism, which asserts that all facts are relative to one's perspective.

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Vitex parviflora

Vitex parviflora is a species of plant in the family Lamiaceae, also known as smallflower chastetree or the molave tree.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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40th Infantry Division (United States)

The 40th Infantry Division ("Sunburst Division") is a modular division of the California Army National Guard.

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See also

Art Deco architecture in the Philippines

Buildings and structures in Bacolod

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daku_Balay