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Vinony

Manchester

proper noun

  1. English city
  2. place name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmæn.t͡ʃɪs.tə/ / /ˈmæn.t͡ʃɛs.tə/ / /ˈmæn.t͡ʃəs.tə/ / /ˈmænt͡ʃɛstɚ/ / /ˈmæntʃɪstə/

name

Etymology: From Old English Mameċeaster, from the original Brythonic name represented by Imperial Latin Mamucium (maybe from a word related to Proto-Brythonic *mamm (“mother; female animal; womb”), in reference to a breast-shaped hill) and Old English ċeaster (“Roman fort”), from Latin castra (“camp”).

  1. A major city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in northwestern England.

    “In Manchester and in Aldershot in Hampshire, asylum seeker accommodation was targeted by demonstrators carrying placards that read “deport them, don’t support them” and “no apartments for illegals”.”

  2. A parish of Jamaica.
  3. A town in Bolivia.
  4. A small community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  5. A settlement in Suriname.
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  36. A type of twin-engined British bomber aircraft built by Avro during the Second World War, the forerunner to the Lancaster.
  37. An English and Scottish surname.

noun

Etymology: After the city of Manchester (England), once an important centre for the manufacture of cotton textile goods.

  1. A type of cotton fabric, or a piece of clothing made from such fabric.

    “Betsy, as Muslin, had a very showy striped pink and white Manchester, pink shoes, red Ribbons in abundance and a short Apron.”

  2. Household linen, especially as a category of goods in a store.

    “My love of linen stems from two sources. My first proper job working in the manchester department at Target, where I learnt how to style a miniature bed into a showroom-worthy display.”

    “David Jones says more than half-a-million shoppers will visit its four Victorian stores. The most popular items are Christmas decorations, women's shoes, men's shirts and manchester.”