wigan

¹ American  

[wig-uhn] / ˈwɪg ən /

noun

1. a stiff, canvaslike fabric for stiffening parts of garments.

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Wigan ² American  

[wig-uhn] / ˈwɪg ən /

noun

1. borough of Greater Manchester, in W England.

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Wigan British  

/ ˈwɪɡən /

noun

1. an industrial town in NW England, in Wigan unitary authority, Greater Manchester: former coal-mining centre. Pop: 81 203 (2001)

2. a unitary authority in NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 303 800 (2003 est). Area: 199 sq km (77 sq miles)

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Etymology

Origin of wigan

1870–75; after Wigan, where originally produced

Example Sentences

Wigan also went down that season, but did so as FA Cup winners.

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Perhaps the quirkiest fortnight in football peaked for Roberto Martinez's side when Ben Watson flicked a 91st-minute header beyond Manchester City stopper Joe Hart to send Wigan fans wild at Wembley.

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"I never, ever expected us to get relegated," sighed Martinez who, come Monday, joined the parade to celebrate their cup triumph, an open-top bus weaving through a sea of blue and white with a 'Believe in Wigan' banner strapped to the front.

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His mother Kimberly, from Wigan, Greater Manchester, said she thought she would never see the day that her son was walking confidently.

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Chester, who was later diagnosed with autism and ADHD, had still not taken his first steps when he started Hope School Nursery in Wigan at the age of two.

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