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Manche¹

proper noun La Manche

  1. A department of Normandy, France. Capital: Saint-Lô.

manche²

  • /mɑːnt͡ʃ/

Rhymes with -ɑːntʃ

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French manche. Doublet of maunch.

noun manches

  1. rare The neck of a violin.
  2. obsolete Obsolete form of maunch (“a sleeve”).

Translations

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name department of Normandy, France

EspañolMancha
中文芒什 Mángshí
PortuguêsMancha
FrançaisManche
ItalianoManica

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"manche." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/manche. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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manche. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/manche

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"manche." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/manche.

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@misc{manche_2026,
  title = {manche},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/manche},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}