manchester
/ˈmæn.t͡ʃɪs.tə/
manchester · name — A major city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in northwestern England.
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manchester is pronounced /ˈmæn.t͡ʃɪs.tə/.
Etymology
From Old English Mameċeaster, from the original Brythonic name represented by Imperial Latin Mamucium (maybe from a word related to Proto-Brythonic *mamm (“mother; female animal; womb”), in reference to a breast-shaped hill) and Old English ċeaster (“Roman fort”), from Latin castra (“camp”).
name
- A major city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in northwestern England.e.g.“In Manchester and in Aldershot in Hampshire, asylum seeker accommodation was targeted by demonstrators carrying placards that read “deport them, don’t support them” and “no apartments for illegals”.” — 2024 August 1, Josh Halliday, Neha Gohil, “Police in England urged to protect mosques as far right plans more rallies”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2024:
- Greater Manchester, the metropolitan county containing Manchester and surrounding towns.e.g.“Metcalfe joined the Bible Christian Church at Salford, in Manchester, England, after having been a member of a Swedenborgian congregation.” — 2010 September 16, Margaret Puskar-Pasewicz, Cultural Encyclopedia of Vegetarianism, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, →ISBN, page 56:
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noun
- A type of cotton fabric, or a piece of clothing made from such fabric.e.g.“Betsy, as Muslin, had a very showy striped pink and white Manchester, pink shoes, red Ribbons in abundance and a short Apron.” — 1777, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 76:
- Household linen, especially as a category of goods in a store.e.g.“My love of linen stems from two sources. My first proper job working in the manchester department at Target, where I learnt how to style a miniature bed into a showroom-worthy display.” — 2025 January 3, Sarah Brookes, The Age:
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