Manhattan

[man-hat-n, or especially for 1, 2, muh n-]

noun

Also called Man·hat·tan Is·land. an island in New York City surrounded by the Hudson, East, and Harlem rivers. 13½ miles (22 km) long; 2½ miles (4 km) greatest width; 22¼ sq. mi. (58 sq. km).

a borough of New York City approximately coextensive with Manhattan Island: chief business district of the city.

a city in NE Kansas, on the Kansas River.

(often lowercase) a cocktail made of whiskey and sweet vermouth, usually with a dash of bitters and a maraschino cherry.

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Contemporary Examples of manhattan

The detectives learned early on that Brinsley had arrived by bus in Manhattan.
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A little over a week ago, a group of people marched down the streets of Manhattan and called for police to be killed.
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He swiped one of them to get from midtown Manhattan to Brooklyn.
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Her dance career was taking off, though, and she was now managing a very well-known dance studio in Manhattan.
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It was the last really elegant shop of it kind left in Manhattan.
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Historical Examples of manhattan

Mauburn felt the rock foundations of Manhattan Island to be crumbling to dust.
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Harry Leon Wilson
Hundreds of those deadly bombs must have burst in Manhattan alone.
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Harold Thompson Rich
You'll be Jasper Begg that sailed the lady's yacht Manhattan?
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Sir Max Pemberton
In seventy-two hours he has wrecked the morale of Manhattan.
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Yes, it was a far cry from the African jungles to populous Manhattan.
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British Dictionary definitions for manhattan

Manhattan

noun

an island at the N end of New York Bay, between the Hudson, East, and Harlem Rivers: administratively (with adjacent islets) a borough of New York City; a major financial, commercial, and cultural centre. Pop: 1 537 195 (2000). Area: 47 sq km (22 sq miles)

a mixed drink consisting of four parts whisky, one part vermouth, and a dash of bitters

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Word Origin and History for manhattan

Manhattan

main island of New York City, from Dutch, from a native name, perhaps representing a Delaware (Algonquian) source akin to Munsee munahan "island." Bright favors Munsee /e:nta menahahte:nk/ "where one gathers bows." As the name of a cocktail made of vermouth, whiskey, and a dash of bitters, it is attested from 1890 (in Manhattan cocktail).

manhattan in Culture

Manhattan

Island that constitutes one of the five boroughs that make up New York City. (See also Bowery, Broadway (see also Broadway), Central Park, Harlem, Park Avenue, Times Square, and World Trade Center.)

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Center of the country's financial industry (see Wall Street), communications industry, including advertising and television (see Madison Avenue), and fashion industry (see Fifth Avenue).

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A center of the art world (see Greenwich Village).

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Because of its noise and congestion, some have viewed it as unlivable, giving rise to the phrase “It's a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there.” In the 1990s, it experienced prosperity and a decline in crime rates.

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The September 11 attacks left a physical and emotional scar on Manhattan.