Manchester

Meaning

  1. A major city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in northwestern England.
  2. A parish of Jamaica.
  3. A town in Bolivia.
  4. A small community of Nova Scotia, Canada.
  5. A settlement in Suriname.
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  36. A type of twin-engined British bomber aircraft built by Avro during the Second World War, the forerunner to the Lancaster.
  37. An English and Scottish surname.

Frequency

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈman.t͡ʃɪs.tə/
Etymology

From Old English Mameċeaster. The first element may be from a word related to Breton mamm (“mother; female animal; womb”), in reference to a breast-shaped hill. The second part is known to be from Old English ceaster, from Latin castra (“camp”).

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