wigan

¹ American  

[wig-uhn] / ˈwɪg ən /

noun

1. a stiff, canvaslike fabric for stiffening parts of garments.

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Wigan ² American  

[wig-uhn] / ˈwɪg ən /

noun

1. borough of Greater Manchester, in W England.

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Wigan British  

/ ˈwɪɡən /

noun

1. an industrial town in NW England, in Wigan unitary authority, Greater Manchester: former coal-mining centre. Pop: 81 203 (2001)

2. a unitary authority in NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 303 800 (2003 est). Area: 199 sq km (77 sq miles)

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Etymology

Origin of wigan

1870–75; after Wigan, where originally produced

Example Sentences

Beau Greaves' record 114-match winning streak in the PDC Women's Series came to an end as she lost to 4-1 to Fallon Sherrock in Wigan on Saturday.

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Dr Willard Wigan, who previously held the world record for creating the smallest handmade sculpture, spent four painstaking weeks and used his eyelash as a paintbrush to complete the artwork, which shows the character riding a horse.

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Huge tips in Wigan, Sheffield and Lancashire - together containing 48,000 tonnes of waste - have been earmarked for clearance by the Environment Agency.

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The three sites identified for clearance include a notorious dump in Bickershaw, near Wigan, which caught fire last summer, forcing schools nearby to close.

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Wigan also went down that season, but did so as FA Cup winners.

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