Manila
Americannoun
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a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Man.
noun
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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)
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a type of cigar made in this city
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(often not capital) short for Manila hemp Manila paper
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Shares of Mynt, which operates mobile financial-services platform GCash, rose as much as 2.4% to 6.76 pesos in early Manila trading Tuesday, outperforming the benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index’s 0.3% gain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore, Seoul, Wellington, Taipei and Manila were all well down, though Shanghai edged up as investors returned from a week-long break.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
“We’re not a miniseries, like you get in three episodes and it’s over,” he told reporters during a trip to Manila in July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
The 81-year-old wore a dark suit and white shirt on Wednesday, which marked the first time he has been seen in person since his arrest in Manila 18 months ago.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
The Japanese military moves easily through the open city of Manila.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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