manhattan
Syllables: Man·hat·tanUK/mænˈhætn̩//mænˈhætn̩/
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manhattan noun: a bar chart representing the number of runs scored in each over (supposed to resemble a skyline of skyscrapers). Also the alternative spelling of Manhattan.
Noun (1)
manhattan (plural manhattans)
Proper noun capitalized: Manhattan
Manhattan
- An indigenous people of North America who lived in present day New York State.
- 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
- Meronyms: Harlem, Upper West Side, Upper East Side, Lower East Side, Madison Avenue, Wall Street, World Trade Center, Battery
- Synonyms:
- New York County, County of New York
- 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.1865, Walt Whitman, “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d”, in Sequel to Drum-Taps: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d and other poems
- Adam Gopnik has, by many accounts, including his own, a lovely life. A longtime staff writer for the New Yorker and bestselling author, Gopnik lives in Manhattan with his wife, Martha, a film-maker, and their two children, and he moves in the kind of circles that allow him to drop casual lines into...2017 December 8, Hadley Freeman, “Adam Gopnik: ‘You’re waltzing along and suddenly you’re portrayed as a monster of privilege’”, in The Guardian
- A ghost town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Manatee County, Florida, United States.
- A township in Will County, Illinois, United States.
- A village in Will County, Illinois, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Indiana, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Riley County, Kansas, United States.
- A town in Gallatin County, Montana, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Nye County, Nevada, United States.
Noun (2) capitalized: Manhattan
Manhattan (plural Manhattans)
Also used as
manhattan is also the alternative spelling of Manhattan.
manhattan meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
manhattan in Hindi
- मैनहट्टन, मैनहटन, मैनहैटन
manhattan in Tamil
- மன்ஹாட்டன், மான்ஹாட்டன், மான்ஹட்டன்
manhattan in Marathi
- मॅनहॅटन, मॅनहट्टन
manhattan in Urdu
- مین ہیٹن, مین ہٹن, مینہٹن
More languagesFewer languages
- manhattan in Bengali
- ম্যানহাটন, ম্যানহাটান, মানহাটন
- manhattan in Telugu
- మాన్హాటన్, మన్హట్టన్, మాన్హట్టన్
- manhattan in Malayalam
- മാൻഹട്ടൻ, മാൻഹാട്ടൻ, മാൻഹട്ടൺ
- manhattan in Kannada
- ಮ್ಯಾನ್ಹ್ಯಾಟನ್, ಮ್ಯಾನ್ಹಾಟನ್
- manhattan in Punjabi
- ਮੈਨਹੱਟਨ, ਮੈਨਹੱਟੈਨ, ਮੈਨਹੈਟਨ
- manhattan in Gujarati
- મેનહટન, મેનહટ્ટન, મેનહેટન
- manhattan in Odia
- ମ୍ଯ଼ାନ୍ହାଟ୍ଟନ୍, ମାନହାଟ୍ଟନ୍, ମ୍ଯ଼ାନହାଟନ
- manhattan in Nepali
- म्यानहट्टन, म्यानहाटन, म्यानहटन
Synonyms of manhattan
Forms of manhattan
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | manhattans |
| plural | Manhattans |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | manhattan |
Origin of manhattan
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”).
Words formed from manhattan
- Borough of Manhattan
- Manhattan Beach
- Manhattan Bridge
- Manhattan clam chowder
- Manhattan distance
- Manhattanese
- Manhattan Island
- Manhattanism
- Manhattanite
- Manhattanization
- Manhattanize
- Vanhattan
Phrases with manhattan
Questions about manhattan
- What does manhattan mean?
- Manhattan means a bar chart representing the number of runs scored in each over (supposed to resemble a skyline of skyscrapers).
- What is manhattan in Hindi?
- Manhattan in Hindi is मैनहट्टन, मैनहटन, मैनहैटन. See Manhattan meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is manhattan?
- Manhattan can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce manhattan?
- Manhattan is pronounced /mænˈhætn̩/ (UK).
- What is the plural of manhattan?
- The plural of manhattan is manhattans.
Words near manhattan in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: manhattan (page history and authors); Manhattan (page history and authors); manhattan (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); manhattan (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); manhattan (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); manhattan (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); manhattan (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); manhattan (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); manhattan (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); manhattan (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); manhattan (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); manhattan (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); manhattan (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); manhattan (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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