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Maynila

Maynila is the alternative form of Manila.

Meaning of Manila

Proper noun

Manila

  1. The capital city of the Philippines; the regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon.
    • Chinese traders, mostly from the southern ports of Amoy (Hsia-men) and Canton, took raw silk, fabrics, and apparel to Manila, where these cargoes were sold for silver and carried back for sale in the New World.2007, Ronald Findlay, Kevin O'Rourke, Power and Plenty, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 173
  2. (broadly) Metro Manila, the National Capital Region (NCR).
  3. (broadly) the entirety of Luzon.
  4. (figuratively) The national government or administrative authority of the Philippines.
  5. A small town, the county seat of Daggett County, Utah, United States.
  6. A census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.

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Questions about Maynila

What is Maynila the alternative form of?
Maynila is the alternative form of Manila.

Words near Maynila in the dictionary

  1. maynes
  2. Maynez
  3. Maynezes
  4. Mayniac
  5. Mayniacs
  6. Maynila
  7. Maynooth
  8. Maynor
  9. Maynors
  10. mayntenance
  11. mayntenances

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