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manhattan
/mænˈhætn̩/
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What does manhattan mean?
noun
- Alternative spelling of Manhattan (“cocktail”).
- a bar chart representing the number of runs scored in each over (supposed to resemble a skyline of skyscrapers).
- A cocktail made from whiskey, sweet vermouth and bitters.
More meanings (11)
proper noun
- An indigenous people of North America who lived in present day New York State.
- A borough of New York City, New York, United States, mainly on Manhattan Island; in full, Borough of Manhattan.
- An island of New York, United States; in full, Manhattan Island.
- A ghost town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Manatee County, Florida, United States.
- A township in Will County, Illinois, United States.
- A village in Will County, Illinois, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Indiana, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Riley County, Kansas, United States.
- A town in Gallatin County, Montana, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Nye County, Nevada, United States.
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IPA pronunciation
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Neither of them spoke again until they reached Manhattan Transfer, where they changed for the Hudson Terminal.
One popular account attributes the name to J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientific head of the Manhattan Project.
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During the first two years of the Manhattan Project, work proceeded at a slow but steady pace.
Like the traveller dying of thirst, that sees the palm-trees far ahead, his brilliant eyes took in the distant smoke of Manhattan.
Some years later, also, Daft again tried friction gear in his historical experiments on the Manhattan Elevated road, but the results were attended with no greater success.