Mancunian

[ man-kyoo-nee-uhn, -kyoon-yuhn ]

noun

1. a native or resident of Manchester, England.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Manchester, England, or its natives or residents.

Mancunian

/ mæŋˈkjuːnɪən /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Manchester

adjective

1. of or relating to Manchester

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mancunian¹

1900–05; < Medieval Latin Mancuni ( um ) Manchester + -an

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mancunian¹

from Medieval Latin Mancunium Manchester

Example Sentences

Manchester City is the runaway champion-to-be, 11 points clear of its Mancunian rival16 and flaunting a greater than 99 percent probability in FiveThirtyEight’s club soccer predictions of winning its third league title in four years.

From FiveThirtyEight