Manila

[muh-nil-uh]

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Man.

2. Manila hemp.

3. Manila paper.

Manila

/ məˈnɪlə /

noun

1. the chief port of the Philippines, on S Luzon on Manila Bay: capital of the republic until 1948 and from 1976; seat of the Far Eastern University and the University of Santo Tomas (1611). Pop: 10 677 000 (2005 est)

2. a type of cigar made in this city

3. (often not capital) short for Manila hemp Manila paper

Example Sentences

A Philippine overseas worker also died in the blaze, Manila's consulate said separately on Saturday.

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"Put them in jail now!" protesters chanted as they marched down the Manila thoroughfare known as EDSA, site of the People Power Movement that helped oust Marcos's father from power in 1986.

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Hong Kong and Seoul jumped more than one percent, while Sydney, Singapore, Wellington and Taipei were also well up, though Shanghai and Manila retreated.

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Guo, who served as mayor of a town north of Manila, was found guilty of running a Chinese-operated online gambling centre where hundreds of people were forced to run scams or risk torture.

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Facing arrest, Enrile and his allies holed up at the military headquarters in Manila and appealed to the public to protect them from an imminent government attack.

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Related Words

• bhang 
• cannabis 
• fiber 
• flax 
• hashish 
• jute 
• marijuana