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adj
Alternative spelling of manila (“made of or colored like manila paper”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
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Archaic spelling of Manila.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, archaic
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A census-designated place in Rush County, Indiana, United States.
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A minor city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States.
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A village in the former Mariposa Township, now Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada; named after Manilla, Indiana.
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A small town north-west of Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia; the name is from the Gamilaraay language.
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A river in the same area of New South Wales, which joins the Namoi River.
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noun
A penannular armlet, sometimes worn on the leg or neck or used as an ornament, mostly in bronze, copper or gold, which served as a form of money or barter coinage amongst certain West African peoples.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Alternative spelling of manila.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
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noun
Alternative form of manilla (“African armlet formerly used as currency”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: manila, manila paper, manilla paper
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Broader terms: paper
History
From Spanish manilla (“bracelet”), from Catalan manilla (“bracelet, armring”); partly from Latin monīle (“a necklace, collar”), from Proto-Indo-European *mony- (“withers, crest, mane”); and partly from Frankish *mānili (“moon-shaped ornament”), from *māno (“moon”), from Proto-Germanic *mēnô (“moon”), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh1n̥s (“moon, month”), related to Old High German mânili (“moon-shaped ornament”). More at mane, moon.
