Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)Fiber made from abaca (Manila hemp), used to make ropes and manila paper.

    a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp

  2. (uncountable, usually)The yellow-brown color of manila.

  3. (uncountable, usually)A kind of cheroot manufactured in Manila.

Examples

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  1. Tom handed Mary a manila folder.

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  2. Tom gave the manila envelope to Mary.

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  3. Tom handed Mary a small manila envelope.

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  4. Tom put the large manila envelope into his briefcase.

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  5. I am from the City of Manila.

    Я з міста Маніла.

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Origin

From Manila.

From Manila.

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Forms

plural: manilas
Singularmanila

uncountable

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Derivednonmanila

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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