Definition of Manla
Manila (270), capital of the Philippine Islands; at the head of a
great bay on the W. coast of Luzon; is hot, but not unhealthy; suffers
severely from storms and earthquakes, and is largely built of wood. It
has a cathedral, university, and observatory. Its only industry is
cigar-making, but the exports include also manila hemp, sugar, and
coffee. The population, chiefly Tagals, includes 25,000 Chinese, many
Spaniards and Europeans. In the Spanish-American War of 1898 Admiral
Dewey captured the city.
- Wikipedia
{ Ma*nil"a (?), Ma*nil"la },
a. Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the
capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that
city.
Manila cheroot or cigar, a
cheroot or cigar made of tobacco grown in the Philippine
Islands. -- Manila hemp, a fibrous
material obtained from the Musa textilis, a plant allied to
the banana, growing in the Philippine and other East India islands; -
- called also by the native name abaca. From it matting,
canvas, ropes, and cables are made. -- Manila
paper, a durable brown or buff paper made of Manila
hemp, used as a wrapping paper, and as a cheap printing and writing
paper. The name is also given to inferior papers, made of other
fiber.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The capital of the Philippines.
Bosnian
- Manila
German
- Manila
Italian
- Manila
Serbian
- Manila
manila- Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city.
- made of manila paper or material like it: a manila envelope
- yellow-brown; colored like manila paper
- fiber made from abaca ("Manila hemp"), used to make ropes and manila paper
- the yellow-brown colour of manila
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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