Manila
Americannoun
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a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Man.
noun
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the chief port of the Philippines, on S Luzon on Manila Bay: capital of the republic until 1948 and from 1976; seat of the Far Eastern University and the University of Santo Tomas (1611). Pop: 10 677 000 (2005 est)
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a type of cigar made in this city
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(often not capital) short for Manila hemp Manila paper
Example Sentences
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During the defense of the U.S. base at Corregidor, in the bay near Manila, troops under Rose’s command removed an artillery piece from its mount and turned it into a roving gun.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
On Dec. 13, 1944, 1,619 Allied POWs, mostly Americans, were loaded onto the Oryoku Maru in Manila as the Japanese rushed to move prisoners to labor camps elsewhere before the Americans retook the islands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Metro Manila is home to close to 16 million people and is one of the world's most densely populated urban centres.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The incident at Scarborough Shoal, which took place during an attempt to resupply Filipino fishermen, came as top diplomats wrapped up a Southeast Asian regional forum in Manila.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Later, the Reyes family home was destroyed in the Battle of Manila and the family was forced to flee on foot.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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