manila
IPA: mʌnˈɪɫʌ
Root Word: Manila
noun
- The capital city of the Philippines; regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon.
- (loosely) Metro Manila, the National Capital Region (NCR).
- (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
- Venerupis philippinarum; a Pacific clam.
- Fiber made from abaca (Manila hemp), used to make ropes and manila paper.
- (color) The yellow-brown colour of manila.
- A kind of cheroot manufactured in Manila.
- Alternative form of manila (“kind of cheroot”) [Fiber made from abaca (Manila hemp), used to make ropes and manila paper.]
adjective
- Made of manila paper or material like it.
- (color) Yellow-brown; colored like manila paper.
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Examples of "manila" in Sentences
- Does Manila refer to the city ...
- Manila is the only legal capital.
- Opening of Manila to world trade.
- Manila as a province of Majapahit.
- Australia has an embassy in Manila.
- No need to include it in the Manila entry.
- Manila's economy is diverse and multifaceted.
- He came to Manila to engage in the galleon trade.
- It was initially a a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Manila.
- Come to think of it, label a manila folder like this: STUCK?
- Then very slowly she wrapped the yo-yo in some kind of manila paper.
- But then he slides a manila envelope to you and says, Half of it is there.
- The government should prioritize the expansion of the airport hub in Manila.
- I am a former resolutions speacialist/supervisor at DELL customer care here in manila for 2 years.
- Teddy walked into a meeting with a plain manila envelope, and showed only the Chairman that it was filled with the Texan’s favorite cigars.
- She had hundreds of poems in manila envelopes with her utility receipts the day after the funeral her family burned them all in a backyard oil drum
- A disarmingly sexy paramedic, a plain manila envelope, and a whipping wind lead Quentin from a chilly Brooklyn twilight to the warmth of a summer day in the country.
- Yes | No | Report from bohuntr11 wrote 39 weeks 2 days ago well thats great im catching them pretty fair now here at big lake in manila but now all this rain has our water up really high!
- Or maybe they misunderstood the word “filing” to mean the actual process by which legal actions are made … as opposed to the kind that involves putting paper in manila folders and sticking them in a drawer.