Manhattan
proper nounnouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//mænˈhætn̩//
- United States//mænˈhætn̩//
- United States/[mænˈhæʔn̩]/
- //mənˈhætn̩//
An indigenous people of North America who lived in present day New York State.
proper noun
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An indigenous people of North America who lived in present day New York State.
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A borough of New York City, New York, United States, mainly on Manhattan Island; in full, Borough of Manhattan.
Holonyms: New York < New York < United States < North America < Earth, World
Meronyms: Harlem, Upper West Side, Upper East Side, Lower East Side, Madison Avenue, Wall Street, World Trade Center, Battery
Near-synonyms: New York County, County of New York (coterminous)
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An island of New York, United States; in full, Manhattan Island.
Lo, body and soul—this land, / My own Manhattan with spires, and the sparkling and hurrying tides, and the ships, / The varied and ample land, the South and the North in the light, Ohio’s shores and flashing Missouri, / And ever the far-spreading prairies cover’d with grass and corn.
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A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Manatee County, Florida, United States.
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A number of places in the United States: A township in Will County, Illinois, United States.
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A number of places in the United States: A village in Will County, Illinois, United States.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Indiana, United States.
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A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Riley County, Kansas, United States.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Gallatin County, Montana, United States.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Nye County, Nevada, United States.
Etymology
From the earlier form Manna-hata recorded by Dutch travelers and settlers, from its name in Unami, the local Algonquian language. The name generally understood to be a compound of Unami mënatay (“island”) or Munsee munahan (compare Abenaki manahan) with another element. According to a report by John Heckewelder, the name is connected to a wooded area whose trees were suitable for making bows. Linguist Ives Goddard explains the early forms Manna-hatta(n) and Mannahachtink as spellings of Munsee manaháhtaan (“place for gathering the wood to make bows”) and its related locative form manaháhteenk. This interpretation breaks down the word as a compound of manah- (“gather”) + -aht (“bow”) + -aan (“place”).
noun
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A cocktail made from whiskey, sweet vermouth and bitters.
Manhattan. Dry Manhattan on the rocks.
Forms
- plural
- Manhattans
Manhattan · An indigenous people of North America who lived in present day New York State.
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