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manhattan^¹

noun manhattans

alternative Alternative spelling of Manhattan (“cocktail”).
a bar chart representing the number of runs scored in each over (supposed to resemble a skyline of skyscrapers).

Manhattan^²

/mænˈhætn̩/ UK
/mænˈhætn̩/ US
[mænˈhæʔn̩] US
/mənˈhætn̩/ New York City
[mn̩ˈhætn̩] New York City
[mn̩ˈhæʔɪ̃n̩] US, regional
[mn̩ˈhæʔn̩] US, regional

Where it comes from

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”).

proper noun 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
Similar: 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.
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 Manhattans · manhattan

A cocktail made from whiskey, sweet vermouth and bitters. Manhattan. Dry Manhattan on the rocks.

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Closest in meaning: downtown, city, clipping, cut, cutoff, nyc, newyork, gotham, metropolis, uptown, midtown, broadway, wallstreet, harlem, soho, tribeca

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name tribe

中文	曼哈頓 /曼哈顿 Mànhādùn, 曼赫頓 /曼赫顿
Русский	манхэ́ттен manxɛ́ttɛn

name borough

한국어	맨해튼 maenhaeteun
日本語	マンハッタン
中文	曼哈頓 /曼哈顿 Mànhādùn, 曼赫頓 /曼赫顿
Français	Manhattan
Italiano	Manhattan
Ελληνικά	Μανχάταν Manchátan
Русский	Манхэ́ттен Manxɛ́ttɛn
Tiếng Việt	Manhattan, Mã Nhật Tân

noun cocktail

中文	曼哈頓 /曼哈顿 Mànhādùn, 曼赫頓 /曼赫顿
Русский	манхэ́ттен manxɛ́tten

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@misc{manhattan_2026,
  title = {manhattan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/manhattan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}