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Definition of Manila

1. Noun. A strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp.

2. Noun. The capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on southern Luzon.

Definition of Manila

1. a. Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city.

Definition of Manila

1. Proper noun. The capital of the Philippines, located on the island of Luzon. ¹

2. Adjective. Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippines; made in, or exported from, that city. ¹

3. Adjective. Made of manila paper or material like it. ¹

4. Adjective. Yellow-brown; colored like manila paper. ¹

5. Noun. Fiber made from abaca (Manila hemp), used to make ropes and manila paper. ¹

6. Noun. The yellow-brown colour of manila. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Manila

1. a strong paper [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Manila

Manicheans Manichee Manichees Manicheism Manicheist Manicheists Manichæan Manichæans Manidae Manide

Manihot Manihot dulcis Manihot esculenta Manihot utilissima Manikgonj District Manila (current term) Manila Bay Manila bean Manila hemp Manila rope

Manileño Manileños Manilkara Manilkara bidentata Manilkara zapota Manilla hemp Maniot Maniots Manipogo

Literary usage of Manila

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"A severe earthquake in Manila in 1863 destroyed the chief public buildings, ... In 1896 another insurrection broke out near Manila, in Cavité province. ..."

2. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1881)
"Notes on the Earthquakes of July, 1880, at Manila." By Commander WB PAULI, EN, Her Britannic Majesty's Consul at Manila. Received January 18, 1881. ..."

3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1897)
"The plan was to fall suddenly upon the Spanish posts and convents and massacre all the officials and priests, and then invest the fortress at Manila and ..."

4. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1911)
"Err. and Appt., v CITY OF Manila. (No. 53.) ESPERANZA OTERO TRIGAS et aL, Pus. ... Public property belonging to the city of Manila as a municipal ..."

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