Manila
/mɐˈni.lɐ/ · name
Meaning
- The capital city of the Philippines; the regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon.
- A city in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States.
- the entirety of Luzon.
- Venerupis philippinarum; a Pacific clam.
- The yellow-brown color of manila.
- Fiber made from abaca (Manila hemp), used to make ropes and manila paper.
- A census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.
- Yellow-brown; colored like manila paper.
- The national government or administrative authority of the Philippines.
- Metro Manila, the National Capital Region (NCR).
- Alternative form of manila (“kind of cheroot”).
- Made of manila paper or material like it.
- A small town, the county seat of Daggett County, Utah, United States.
- A kind of cheroot manufactured in Manila.
Etymology / origin
From Spanish Manila, from Tagalog Maynila, from may (“there is”) + nila (“indigo”), Tagalog nila from Sanskrit नील (nīla).
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