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
Example Sentences
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The still-smouldering ferry, which originally departed from Manila, sits about a kilometre from Coron after running aground just off a smaller island.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The air, amber-hued and treacle-thick, is smudged under a blanket of smog that has spilled across international borders – to Singapore, Manila, Kuala Lumpur.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Eala, who grew up in Metro Manila and later graduated from the Rafa Nadal Academy in 2023, conducts at least part of every on-court interview in Tagalog.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
In Manila, her face is plastered across a billboard on Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, the city’s longest stretch of highway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
There is another woman in Manila with a head full of worries.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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