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Manhattan

//mænˈhætn̩// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An indigenous people of North America who lived in present day New York State.
  2. 2
    A borough of New York City, New York, United States, mainly on Manhattan Island; in full, Borough of Manhattan.

    "Holonyms: New York < New York < United States < North America < Earth, World"

  3. 3
    An island of New York, United States; in full, Manhattan Island.

    "Lo, body and soul—this land, / My own Manhattan with spires, and the sparkling and hurrying tides, and the ships, / The varied and ample land, the South and the North in the light, Ohio’s shores and flashing Missouri, / And ever the far-spreading prairies cover’d with grass and corn."

  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Manatee County, Florida, United States.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Will County, Illinois, United States.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Will County, Illinois, United States.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Indiana, United States.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Riley County, Kansas, United States.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Gallatin County, Montana, United States.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Nye County, Nevada, United States.
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of Manhattan (“cocktail”). alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    A cocktail made from whiskey, sweet vermouth and bitters.

    "Manhattan. Dry Manhattan on the rocks."

  3. 3
    a cocktail made with whiskey and sweet vermouth with a dash of bitters wordnet
  4. 4
    a bar chart representing the number of runs scored in each over (supposed to resemble a skyline of skyscrapers).

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the earlier form Manna-hata recorded by Dutch travelers and settlers, from its name in Unami, the local Algonquian language. The name generally understood to be a compound of Unami mënatay (“island”) or Munsee munahan (compare Abenaki manahan) with another element. According to a report by John Heckewelder, the name is connected to a wooded area whose trees were suitable for making bows. Linguist Ives Goddard explains the early forms Manna-hatta(n) and Mannahachtink as spellings of Munsee manaháhtaan (“place for gathering the wood to make bows”) and its related locative form manaháhteenk. This interpretation breaks down the word as a compound of manah- (“gather”) + -aht (“bow”) + -aan (“place”).

Etymology 2

From the earlier form Manna-hata recorded by Dutch travelers and settlers, from its name in Unami, the local Algonquian language. The name generally understood to be a compound of Unami mënatay (“island”) or Munsee munahan (compare Abenaki manahan) with another element. According to a report by John Heckewelder, the name is connected to a wooded area whose trees were suitable for making bows. Linguist Ives Goddard explains the early forms Manna-hatta(n) and Mannahachtink as spellings of Munsee manaháhtaan (“place for gathering the wood to make bows”) and its related locative form manaháhteenk. This interpretation breaks down the word as a compound of manah- (“gather”) + -aht (“bow”) + -aan (“place”).

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