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Manchester
[ man-ches-ter, -chuh-ster ]
noun
- a city in NW England: connected with the Mersey estuary by a ship canal (35½ mi. [57 km] long).
- a city in S New Hampshire.
- a town in central Connecticut.
Manchester
1/ ˈæԳʃɪə /
noun
- a city in NW England, in Manchester unitary authority, Greater Manchester: linked to the Mersey estuary by the Manchester Ship Canal : commercial, industrial, and cultural centre; formerly the centre of the cotton and textile trades; two universities. Pop: 394 269 (2001) Latin nameMan'cunium
- a unitary authority in NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 432 500 (2003 est). Area: 116 sq km (45 sq miles)
manchester
2/ ˈæԳʃɪə /
noun
- household linen or cotton goods, such as sheets and towels
- Also calledmanchester department a section of a store where such goods are sold
Notes
Word History and Origins
Origin of Manchester1
Example Sentences
Burrows became the starting point for a huge police investigation in the 1990s spanning Cheshire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester police and resulting in convictions of other men at homes in the region.
Manchester City and Girona, who are both owned by City Football Group, were cleared to compete in this season's Champions League after changes to its control arrangements at the Spanish club.
In 2015 she filled her swimming pool at her New York home with swans to celebrate a win against Manchester United.
The construction phase - managing the middle third - has taken longer to spread, but Guardiola had already started developing it at Barcelona, and refined it further at Bayern Munich and Manchester City.
The artwork was originally bought by Mr Wallace, the Manchester Guardian's literary editor, who used it to mark Manchester Civic Week, celebrating the city's industrial success.
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