manila


Definition: Meaning of, manila in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / məˈnɪlə /

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manilla [uncountable]
  1. strong brown paper used for making envelopes
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Manila


Definition: Meaning of, Manila in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / məˈnɪlə /

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  1. a city and port, the capital of the Philippines
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Manila used in phrases

  • Manila Bay (noun)
    1. 1898 a naval battle in the Spanish-American War ; the American fleet under Admiral Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet
  • Manila bean (noun)
    1. a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics
  • Manila grass (noun)
    1. lawn grass common in the Philippines; grown also in United States
  • Manila hemp (noun)
    1. a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines
    2. philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc
  • manila maguey (noun)
    1. hard fibre used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants
  • manila paper (noun)
    1. a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp
  • manila tamarind (noun)
    1. common thorny tropical American tree having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum
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