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Imperial Manila

Imperial Manila noun: metro Manila and its surroundings, as generally described in the other provinces in the Philippines.

Noun

Imperial Manila (uncountable)

  1. (Philippines, derogatory) Metro Manila and its surroundings, as generally described in the other provinces in the Philippines.
    • So when it suits this vested interest in Imperial Manila, we liberalize. When it does not suit them because it will compete with their cars, we do not liberalize until 1998.1994, Philippines. Congress (1987- ). Senate, Journal of the Senate
  2. (Philippine, derogatory) The notion stating that the Philippine government largely imposes its power within Metro Manila and its surroundings, and ignoring the other regions.
    • The phrase 'Imperial Manila' is used throughout the archipelago to denote the capital-heavy decision-making and the imposition of the will and culture of the political and economic centre on the peripheries.2018, Balázs Áron Kovács, Peace Infrastructures and State-Building at the Margins, Springer, →ISBN, page 280

Questions about Imperial Manila

What does Imperial Manila mean?
Imperial Manila means metro Manila and its surroundings, as generally described in the other provinces in the Philippines.
What part of speech is Imperial Manila?
Imperial Manila is a noun.

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