Manama

American  

[ma-na-muh, -ma] / mæˈnæ mə, -mæ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Bahrain, on northern Bahrain island.

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Manama British  

/ məˈnɑːmə /

noun

1. the capital of Bahrain, at the N end of Bahrain Island: transit port. Pop: 142 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

AFP journalists heard blasts in Bahrain's capital Manama, and saw black smoke belching from a major oil terminal in the United Arab Emirates port city of Fujairah.

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Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait all reported new attacks, after loud explosions were heard in Dubai and Bahrain's Manama a day earlier.

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Bahrain said Iran had struck a hotel and two residential buildings in the capital Manama, correcting a previous announcement that two hotels and one residential building were hit.

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Fresh explosions were heard across Doha, Dubai and Manama on Monday morning, AFP correspondents reported.

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AFP reporters also heard fresh blasts in Dubai, Bahrain's capital Manama and Qatar -- where AFP correspondents saw thick black smoke rising on the clear morning horizon in the south of Doha.

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