Manchester
[man-ches-ter, -chuh-ster]
- a city in NW England: connected with the Mersey estuary by a ship canal (35½ mi. [57 km] long).
- a city in S New Hampshire.
- a town in central Connecticut.
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Contemporary Examples
The documentary also follows the fortunes of Consuelo Yznaga, later Duchess of Manchester.
One of the more interesting splits in the book is the difference between your time at Manchester United versus at Everton.
Howard is unsentimental when it comes to how he was treated at the end of his time at Manchester United.
Five feet two inches tall, Cecilia Benattar came from a working-class background in Manchester, England.
SWAT teams from larger cities like Manchester and Nashua showed up early, Taylor said.
Frat Culture Clashes With Riot Police at Keene, N.H., Pumpkin FestivalMelanie Plenda
October 19, 2014
Historical Examples
We rolled on, and entered the village of Manchester, bordering on the falls.
Other Tales and SketchesNathaniel Hawthorne
Our companion, who was anything but a pleasant one, left us at Manchester.
The Autobiography of Sergeant William LawrenceWilliam Lawrence
These Manchester men had little of the Crusader or Elizabethan but his valour.
With Manchesters in the EastGerald B. Hurst
He was told: 'You are a disgrace to the Manchester Regiment.'
With Manchesters in the EastGerald B. Hurst
Perkins came to him, Perkins who had an agency in Manchester.
Changing WindsSt. John G. Ervine
manchester
- household linen or cotton goods, such as sheets and towels
- Also called: manchester department a section of a store where such goods are sold
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Word Origin
from Manchester, England
Manchester
- 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)Latin name: Man'cunium
- a unitary authority in NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 432 500 (2003 est). Area: 116 sq km (45 sq miles)
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Word Origin and History for manchester
Manchester
Mameceastre (1086), from Mamucio (4c.), the original Celtic name, perhaps from *mamm "breast, breast-like hill" + Old English ceaster "Roman town" (see Chester). Adjective Mancunian is from the Medieval Latin form of the place-name, Mancunium.
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Manchester
Note
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.
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