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Meaning of Manchester | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈmæn.t͡ʃɪs.tə

Definitions

  1. A major city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in northwestern England.
  2. A type of cotton fabric, or a piece of clothing made from such fabric.
  3. Household linen, especially as a category of goods in a store.
    Australia, New-Zealand, uncountable
  4. A parish of Jamaica.
  5. A town in Bolivia.
  6. A small community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  7. A settlement in Suriname.
  8. Any of several towns and cities in the United States of America:
  9. A census-designated place in Mendocino County, California.
  10. A town in Hartford County, Connecticut.
  11. A city in Meriwether County and Talbot County, Georgia.
  12. A village in Scott County, Illinois.
  13. An unincorporated community in Manchester Township, Dearborn County, Indiana.
  14. An unincorporated community in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.
  15. A city, the county seat of Delaware County, Iowa.
  16. A tiny city in Dickinson County, Kansas.
  17. A home rule city, the county seat of Clay County, Kentucky.
  18. A town in Kennebec County, Maine.
  19. A small incorporated town in Carroll County, Maryland.
  20. A town in Essex County, Massachusetts, in full Manchester-by-the-Sea.
  21. A village in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
  22. A tiny city in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
  23. A city in St. Louis County, Missouri.
  24. The largest city in New Hampshire, United States and one of the two county seats of Hillsborough County.
  25. A town and village in Ontario County, New York.
  26. A village in Adams County, Ohio.
  27. A town in Grant County, Oklahoma.
  28. A borough of York County, Pennsylvania.
  29. A neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  30. A ghost town and former unincorporated community in Kingsbury County, South Dakota.
  31. A city, the county seat of Coffee County, Tennessee.
  32. A community in southeastern Houston, Texas.
  33. A town in Vermont, United States and one of the two shire towns of Bennington County.
  34. A former independent city in Chesterfield County, Virginia, now part of the city of Richmond.
  35. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kitsap County, Washington.
  36. A town and unincorporated community in Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
  37. A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
  38. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Manchester Township.
  39. A type of twin-engined British bomber aircraft built by Avro during the Second World War, the forerunner to the Lancaster.
  40. An English and Scottish surname.

Equivalents

العربية مانشستر
Cymraeg Manceinion
Deutsch Manchester
Ελληνικά Μάντσεστερ
Español manchester
فارسی منچستر
Français Manchester
Gaeilge Manchain
हिन्दी मैनचेस्टर
Magyar Manchester
Հայերեն Մանչեստր
ქართული მანჩესტერი
한국어 맨체스터
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ مانچسٹر
Polski Manchester
Português Manchester
Русский Манчестер
Українська Манчестер
اردو مانچسٹر

Examples

“In Manchester and in Aldershot in Hampshire, asylum seeker accommodation was targeted by demonstrators carrying placards that read “deport them, don’t support them” and “no apartments for illegals”.”
“Betsy, as Muslin, had a very showy striped pink and white Manchester, pink shoes, red Ribbons in abundance and a short Apron.”
“My love of linen stems from two sources. My first proper job working in the manchester department at Target, where I learnt how to style a miniature bed into a showroom-worthy display.”
“David Jones says more than half-a-million shoppers will visit its four Victorian stores. The most popular items are Christmas decorations, women's shoes, men's shirts and manchester.”
“The recent acquisition of online homewares and furniture retailer Mocka has fuelled a better-than-expected result at manchester merchant Adairs, with the company's shares soaring 7.9 per cent.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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