Manchester

[man-ches-ter, -chuh-ster]

noun

1. a city in NW England: connected with the Mersey estuary by a ship canal (35½ mi. [57 km] long).

2. a city in S New Hampshire.

3. a town in central Connecticut.

Manchester

¹

/ ˈmæntʃɪstə /

noun

1. Latin name: Man'cunium. a city in NW England, in Manchester unitary authority, Greater Manchester: linked to the Mersey estuary by the Manchester Ship Canal : commercial, industrial, and cultural centre; formerly the centre of the cotton and textile trades; two universities. Pop: 394 269 (2001)

2. a unitary authority in NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 432 500 (2003 est). Area: 116 sq km (45 sq miles)

manchester

²

/ ˈmæntʃɪstə /

noun

1. household linen or cotton goods, such as sheets and towels

2. Also called: manchester department. a section of a store where such goods are sold

Manchester

1. City in northwestern England about thirty miles east of Liverpool.

Manchester is one of England's most important economic, industrial, trade, and finance centers, and the heart of the most densely populated area of England.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Manchester¹

from _Manchester , England

Example Sentences

"Let me say this: the days of mass, low-skill migration has to end," he told the Tory conference in Manchester.

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England and Manchester City defender John Stones says he considered retiring last season because of injury.

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The UK is seeing heightened security to protect Jewish communities, following last week's deadly attack on a synagogue in Manchester.

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After filling in the online form, Judy was invited to a photoshoot in Manchester and was asked to pay £200 for five professional images that would supposedly be shared with modelling agencies.

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Jenrick's speech comes on the third day of the party's conference in Manchester, where the Conservatives have faced questions about their flagging poll ratings and their direction of travel under the leadership of Kemi Badenoch.

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