Mann

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fairy chess piece that can move to any adjacent square. It moves like a king but is not a royal piece.

    "The mann moves like a king but is not royal; he cannot castle and he’s allowed to be captured. The mann is most popular for chess theorists who wish to discuss the king as an attacking piece, or for chess puzzles that wish to use a non-royal king."

  2. 2
    Descendants of Burmese people who settled in Northeast India.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.
  2. 2
    A surname from Punjabi.
  3. 3
    Isle of Man
  4. 4
    A river in the Northern Rivers region, New South Wales, Australia, which joins the Clarence River.

Synonyms

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horace mannisle of manthomas mann

Example

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"It took me the better part of a month to finish Joseph and His Brothers by Thomas Mann."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Mann (“man”).

Etymology 2

As a German surname, from the root of man.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Assamese মান (man, “Burmese”).

Related phrases

Gell-Mann AmnesiaGell-Mann Amnesia effectisle of man

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