Manila

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See also: manila, manilą, Manilą, maniła, Mǎnílā, and Ma-ni-la

English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish Manila, from Tagalog Maynila, from may (“there is”) +‎ nila (“indigo”), Tagalog nila from Sanskrit नील (nīla).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /məˈnɪl.ə/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧nila
  • Rhymes: -ɪlə
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Proper noun

Manila

  2. The capital city of the Philippines; regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon.
  3. (loosely) Metro Manila, the National Capital Region (NCR).
  4. (figuratively) The national government or administrative authority of the Philippines.
  5. A small town, the county seat of Daggett County, Utah, United States.
  6. A census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.
  7. A city in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

Manila (plural Manilas)

  1. Venerupis philippinarum; a Pacific clam.
  2. Alternative form of manila (“kind of cheroot”)

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Afrikaans

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Proper noun

Manila

  1. Manila (the capital city of the Philippines; regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon)

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Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Manila, from Tagalog Maynila.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈnilaʔ/,
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧ni‧la

Proper noun

Manila or Manilà (Badlit spelling ᜋᜈᜒᜎ)

  1. Manila (the capital city of the Philippines; regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon)
  2. (loosely) Metro Manila, National Capital Region (a region and metropolitan area in the Philippines)
  3. (historical) Manila (a former province of the Philippines)
  4. (historical) Manila (the capital city of Spanish-era Philippines; modern Intramuros)

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Czech

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Manila f (related adjective manilský)

  1. Manila (the capital city of the Philippines; regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon)

Declension

Declension of Manila (sg-only hard feminine)
singular
nominative Manila
genitive Manily
dative Manile
accusative Manilu
vocative Manilo
locative Manile
instrumental Manilou

Further reading

  • Manila in Internetová jazyková příručka

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Manila, from Tagalog Maynila, from may (“there is”) +‎ nila (“indigo”), Tagalog nila from Sanskrit नील (nīla).

Proper noun

Manila n (proper noun, genitive Manilas or (optionally with an article) Manila)

  1. Manila (the capital city of the Philippines; regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon)

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Dutch Manilla.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Manila

  1. Manila (the capital of the Philippines)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Manila, from Tagalog Maynila, from may (“there is”) +‎ nila (“indigo”), Tagalog nila from Sanskrit नील (nīla).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈni.la/
  • Rhymes: -ila
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧nì‧la

Proper noun

Manila f

  1. Manila (the capital city of the Philippines; regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon)

Anagrams

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Manila

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Manila.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Manila f (related adjective manilski)

  1. Manila (the capital city of the Philippines)

Declension

Declension of Manila
singular
nominative Manila
genitive Manili
dative Manili
accusative Manilę
instrumental Manilą
locative Manili
vocative Manilo

Derived terms

nouns

Related terms

adjective

Further reading

  • Manila in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Manila in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish Manila, from Tagalog Maynila, from may (“there is”) +‎ nila (“indigo”), Tagalog nila from Sanskrit नील (nīla).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: Ma‧ni‧la

Proper noun

Manila

  1. Manila (the capital city of the Philippines; regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon)

Serbo-Croatian

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Wikipedia sh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mânila/
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧ni‧la

Proper noun

Mȁnila f (Cyrillic spelling Ма̏нила)

  1. Manila (the capital city of the Philippines; regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon)

Slovak

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Manila f (genitive singular Manily, declension pattern of žena)

  1. Manila (the capital city of the Philippines; regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon)

References

  • “Manila”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog Maynila, from may (“there is”) +‎ nila (“indigo”), Tagalog nila from Sanskrit नील (nīla).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈnila/
  • Rhymes: -ila
  • Syllabification: Ma‧ni‧la

Proper noun

Manila f

  1. Manila (the capital city of the Philippines; regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon)

Derived terms

Further reading

Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From English Manila.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Manila

  1. Manila (the capital of the Philippines)
    Synonym: Ma Ní
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