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English
Etymology
From Spanish Manila , from Tagalog Maynila , from may ( “ there is ” ) + nila ( “ indigo ” ) , Tagalog nila from Sanskrit नील ( nīla ) .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Manila
The capital city of the Philippines ; the regional capital of Metro Manila , in the island of Luzon .
Meronyms: Binondo , Ermita , Intramuros , Malate , Paco , Pandacan , Port Area , Quiapo , Sampaloc , San Andres , San Miguel , San Nicolas , Santa Ana , Santa Cruz , Santa Mesa , Tondo — districts of Manila
2007 , Ronald Findlay , Kevin O'Rourke , Power and Plenty , Princeton University Press , →ISBN , →LCCN , →OCLC , page 173 :Chinese traders, mostly from the southern ports of Amoy (Hsia-men) and Canton, took raw silk, fabrics, and apparel to Manila , where these cargoes were sold for silver and carried back for sale in the New World.
( loosely ) Metro Manila , the National Capital Region (NCR ).
( loosely ) the entirety of Luzon .
( figuratively ) The national government or administrative authority of the Philippines.
A small town , the county seat of Daggett County , Utah , United States .
A census-designated place in Humboldt County , California , United States .
A city in Mississippi County , Arkansas , United States .
Usage notes
Within the Philippines, the colloquial meaning of "Manila" depends on the region:
For people in and around Metro Manila, "Manila" specifically means the City of Manila .
For people further away from Metro Manila (i.e. in North Luzon and Visayas ), "Manila" means the entire Metro Manila .
For people even further away (i.e. in Mindanao ), "Manila" means the entirety of Luzon .
Derived terms
Translations
capital of the Philippines
Noun
Manila (plural Manilas )
Venerupis philippinarum ; a Pacific clam .
Alternative form of manila ( “ kind of cheroot ” ) .
Anagrams
maalin , Almain , lamian , aminal , lamina , al-Amin , Milana , Alamin , animal , Animal , almain , Malian
Afrikaans
Proper noun
Manila
Manila (the capital city of the Philippines ; the regional capital of Metro Manila , in the island of Luzon )
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Manila , from Tagalog Maynila .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /maˈnila/
IPA (key ) : /maˈnilaʔ/
Hyphenation: Ma‧ni‧la
Proper noun
Manila or Manilà (Badlit spelling ᜋᜈᜒᜎ )
Manila (the capital city of the Philippines ; the regional capital of Metro Manila , in the island of Luzon )
( loosely ) Metro Manila , National Capital Region (a region and metropolitan area in the Philippines )
( historical ) Manila (a former province of the Philippines )
( historical ) Manila (the capital city of Spanish-era Philippines ; modern Intramuros )
Derived terms
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Manila f (relational adjective manilský )
Manila (the capital city of the Philippines ; the regional capital of Metro Manila , in the island of Luzon )
Declension
Declension of Manila (sg-only hard feminine )
Further reading
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 )
Manila (the capital city of the Philippines ; the regional capital of Metro Manila , in the island of Luzon )
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch Manilla .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Manila
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
Manila (the capital city of the Philippines ; the regional capital of Metro Manila , in the island of Luzon )
Anagrams
Polish
Manila
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Manila .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Manila f (related adjective manilski )
Manila (the capital city of the Philippines )
Declension
Derived terms
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
Proper noun
Manila ?
Manila (the capital city of the Philippines ; the regional capital of Metro Manila , in the island of Luzon )
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /mânila/
Hyphenation: Ma‧ni‧la
Proper noun
Mȁnila f (Cyrillic spelling Ма̏нила )
Manila (the capital city of the Philippines ; the regional capital of Metro Manila , in the island of Luzon )
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Manila f (genitive singular Manily , declension pattern of žena )
Manila (the capital city of the Philippines ; the regional capital of Metro Manila , in the island of Luzon )
References
Slovene
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Maníla f
Manila (the capital city of the Philippines ; the regional capital of Metro Manila , in the island of Luzon )
Declension
Feminine, a-stem
nominative
Maníla
genitive
Maníle
singular
nominative(imenovȃlnik)
Maníla
genitive(rodȋlnik)
Maníle
dative(dajȃlnik)
Maníli
accusative(tožȋlnik)
Manílo
locative(mẹ̑stnik)
Maníli
instrumental(orọ̑dnik)
Manílo
References
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
Manila (the capital city of the Philippines ; the regional capital of Metro Manila , in the island of Luzon )
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Manila , itself from Tagalog Maynila .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Manila (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜒᜎ ) ( informal )
alternative form of Maynila
Descendants
Further reading
“Manila ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila, 2018
Santos, Vito C. (1978 ) Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary , Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo , Metro Manila: National Book Store , →ISBN , page 1172
Anagrams
Vietnamese
Etymology
From English Manila .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Manila
Manila (the capital of the Philippines )
Synonym: Ma Ní