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manila
/məˈnɪlə/
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What does manila mean?
adjective
- Made of manila paper or material like it.
- Yellow-brown; colored like manila paper.
noun
- Fiber made from abaca (Manila hemp), used to make ropes and manila paper.
More meanings (11)
noun
- The yellow-brown color of manila.
- A kind of cheroot manufactured in Manila.
- Venerupis philippinarum; a Pacific clam.
- Alternative form of manila (“kind of cheroot”).
proper noun
- The capital city of the Philippines; the regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon.
- Metro Manila, the National Capital Region (NCR).
- the entirety of Luzon.
- (figuratively) The national government or administrative authority of the Philippines.
- A small town, the county seat of Daggett County, Utah, United States.
- A census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.
- A city in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States.
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Then she neatly covered these improvised vases with the Manila paper from the groceries, tying it with wisps of marshgrass.
When the grapes are about half grown, the bunch is covered with a grocer’s manila bag.
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He even sent an expedition to Manila, and on the second attempt seized that place.
No sane man, let us hope, would think of placing Manila under the control of a government of the Philippine Islands based upon universal suffrage.
Hans and Pete moved along the bank, snubbing with a thin Manila rope from tree to tree, while Thornton remained in the boat, helping its descent by means of a pole, and shouting directions to the shore.