adj · name · noun · 16 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Philippines:/mɐˈni.lɐ/
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General-American:/məˈnɪlə/
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rhymes with -ɪlə
Canada, UK, US:/məˈnɪl.ə/
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CMU ARPABET:M AH0 N IH1 L AH0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Made of manila paper or material like it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
a manila envelope
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Yellow-brown; colored like manila paper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
The capital city of the Philippines; the regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
name
Meaning 4
Metro Manila, the National Capital Region (NCR).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
name
Meaning 5
the entirety of Luzon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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Antonyms: none provided
6
name
Meaning 6
The national government or administrative authority of the Philippines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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Antonyms: none provided
7
name
Meaning 7
A small town, the county seat of Daggett County, Utah, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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8
name
Meaning 8
A census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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9
name
Meaning 9
A city in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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10
noun
Meaning 10
Venerupis philippinarum; a Pacific clam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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11
noun
Meaning 11
Alternative form of manila (“kind of cheroot”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Antonyms: none provided
12
noun
Meaning 12
Fiber made from abaca (Manila hemp), used to make ropes and manila paper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
13
noun
Meaning 13
The yellow-brown color of manila.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
14
noun
Meaning 14
A kind of cheroot manufactured in Manila.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
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15
noun
Meaning 15
the capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on southern Luzon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: capital of the Philippines
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: national capital
16
noun
Meaning 16
a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: manila paper, manilla, manilla paper
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: paper
History
Etymology
From Manila.
From Spanish Manila, from Tagalog Maynila, from may (“there is”) + nila (“indigo”), Tagalog nila from Sanskrit नील (nīla).
Across languages
Translations
98 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Polish:
manilowy
— made of manila paper
Polish:
manilski
— made of manila paper
Afrikaans:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Albanian:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Amharic:
ማኒላ
(manila)
— capital of the Philippines
Arabic:
مَانِيلَا
(manīlā)
— capital of the Philippines
Armenian:
Մանիլա
— capital of the Philippines
Asturian:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Azerbaijani:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Basque:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Belarusian:
Мані́ла
(Maníla)
— capital of the Philippines
Belarusian:
Мані́ля
(Manílja)
— capital of the Philippines
Bengali:
ম্যানিলা
(mênila)
— capital of the Philippines
Central Bikol:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Bulgarian:
Мани́ла
(Maníla)
— capital of the Philippines
Burmese:
မနီလာမြို့
(ma.nilamrui.)
— capital of the Philippines
Catalan:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Cebuano:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Chavacano:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Chinese Cantonese:
馬尼拉 /马尼拉
(maa5 nei4 laai1)
— capital of the Philippines
Chinese:
馬尼拉 /马尼拉
(Má-nî-la / Má-ní-la / Ma-ni-la)
— capital of the Philippines
Chinese:
岷尼拉
(Bîn-nî-la)
— capital of the Philippines
Chinese:
岷里拉
(Bîn-lí-la / Bīn-ní-la̍p)
— capital of the Philippines
Chinese Mandarin:
馬尼拉 /马尼拉
(Mǎnílā)
— capital of the Philippines
Chinese Mandarin:
岷埠
(Mínbù)
— capital of the Philippines
Czech:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Danish:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Dutch:
Manilla
— capital of the Philippines
Esperanto:
Manilo
— capital of the Philippines
Estonian:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Farefare:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Finnish:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
French:
Manille
— capital of the Philippines
Galician:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Georgian:
მანილა
(manila)
— capital of the Philippines
German:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Greek:
Μανίλα
(Maníla)
— capital of the Philippines
Hebrew:
מָנִילָה
(manila)
— capital of the Philippines
Hindi:
मनीला
(manīlā)
— capital of the Philippines
Hungarian:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Icelandic:
Maníla
— capital of the Philippines
Ilocano:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Indonesian:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Irish:
Mainile
— capital of the Philippines
Italian:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Japanese:
マニラ
(Manira)
— capital of the Philippines
Kannada:
ಮನಿಲ
(manila)
— capital of the Philippines
Kapampangan:
Menila
— capital of the Philippines
Kazakh:
Манила
— capital of the Philippines
Khmer:
ម៉ានីល
(maaniil)
— capital of the Philippines
Korean:
마닐라
— capital of the Philippines
Central Kurdish:
مانیلا
(manîla)
— capital of the Philippines
Northern Kurdish:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Kyrgyz:
Манила
— capital of the Philippines
Lao:
ມະນີລາ
(ma nī lā)
— capital of the Philippines
Lao:
ມານິລາ
(mā ni lā)
— capital of the Philippines
Latvian:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Lithuanian:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Macedonian:
Манила
— capital of the Philippines
Malay:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Malayalam:
മനില
(manila)
— capital of the Philippines
Maltese:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Māori:
Manira
— capital of the Philippines
Mongolian:
Манила
— capital of the Philippines
Norwegian Bokmål:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Pashto:
مانيلا
(mānilã)
— capital of the Philippines
Persian:
مانیل
(mânil)
— capital of the Philippines
Polish:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Portuguese:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Romanian:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Russian:
Мани́ла
(Maníla)
— capital of the Philippines
Sambali:
Ibali
— capital of the Philippines
Serbo-Croatian:
Ма̏нила
— capital of the Philippines
Serbo-Croatian:
Mȁnila
— capital of the Philippines
Sinhalese:
මැනිලා
(mænilā)
— capital of the Philippines
Slovak:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Slovene:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Spanish:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Swedish:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Tagalog:
Maynila
— capital of the Philippines
Tajik:
Манила
— capital of the Philippines
Tamil:
மணிலா
(maṇilā)
— capital of the Philippines
Tatar:
Манила
— capital of the Philippines
Telugu:
మనీలా
(manīlā)
— capital of the Philippines
Thai:
มะนิลา
(má-ní-laa)
— capital of the Philippines
Tibetan:
མ་ནི་ལ
(ma ni la)
— capital of the Philippines
Turkish:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Turkmen:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Ukrainian:
Мані́ла
(Maníla)
— capital of the Philippines
Ukrainian:
Мані́ля
(Manílja)
— capital of the Philippines
Urdu:
منیلا
(manīlā)
— capital of the Philippines
Uyghur:
مانىلا
(manila)
— capital of the Philippines
Uzbek:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Vietnamese:
Manila
— capital of the Philippines
Vietnamese:
Ma Ní
— capital of the Philippines
Vietnamese:
Mã Ni La
— capital of the Philippines
Yiddish:
מאַנילאַ
(manila)
— capital of the Philippines