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Cottonopolis

Cottonopolis proper noun: the city of Manchester, England.

Proper noun

Cottonopolis

  1. (archaic, slang) The city of Manchester, England.

Origin of Cottonopolis

From cotton + -o- + -polis.

Questions about Cottonopolis

What does Cottonopolis mean?
Cottonopolis means the city of Manchester, England.
What part of speech is Cottonopolis?
Cottonopolis is a proper noun.

Words near Cottonopolis in the dictionary

  1. cottonocracy
  2. cottonocrat
  3. cottonocrats
  4. cottonoid
  5. cottonoids
  6. Cottonopolis
  7. cottonous
  8. cottonpicking
  9. cottonpox
  10. cottonrose
  11. cottonroses

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