Manhattan
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- proper noun
- /mænˈhætən/
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Manhattan
- In 2008, Tyler Rollins opened a gallery in Manhattan specializing in artists from Southeast Asia.
- Lower Manhattan
- downtown Manhattan
- streets of Manhattan
Try to get mugged in Manhattan, you can't.
- Try to get mugged in Manhattan, you can't.
- Like at this bar in Manhattan that happened once.
- And I drove from Philadelphia to Manhattan to see Dream Girls.
- How are they living in Manhattan buying Louboutin heels?
- I don't know people in Manhattan talking about light.
- The expansion of Manhattan north of Houston St.
- There it was in darkest Manhattan with the world's shittiest.
- And so I am in Manhattan, NY city.
- Its climax will be much though the world of Manhattan would be a climax.
- And then also you saw in Manhattan the complete shutdown, right?
- He had the Museum of Oddities in Manhattan, right?
- With that money, He built an electric station in downtown Manhattan, Pearl Street, right?
- I got to drive through Manhattan with this guy dying in the car.
- Facing this like the Manhattan skyline and it's not plugged in.
Examples
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Living in Manhattan means having access to world-class museums and theaters just a short walk away.
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In the past two years, seven young women from Manhattan have disappeared after answering personal ads.
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Oh boy, it is tough trying to run in Manhattan during rough hours in town.
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So I just made it back to Manhattan, and I am here with Alex.
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And I drove from Philadelphia to Manhattan to see Dream Girls.
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If I fail I offer as collateral a prime piece of Manhattan real estate.
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How are they living in Manhattan buying Louboutin heels?
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Her articles have been published in The New York Times, and her blog, My Manhattan, appears on about.com.
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I was having lunch with Edward Norton in Midtown Manhattan about seven years ago.
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Many tourists visit Times Square when they travel to Manhattan for its bright lights and entertainment.
Compounds
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Secret United States project during World War II that developed the first atomic bombs
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A large, fast project carefully planned to solve a big technical or social problem
An island in the southeast of New York City that forms the main part of Manhattan
Surface Forms
Etymology
Manhattan comes from a Native American Lenape word Manahatta, often said to mean 'island of many hills'. That's why Manhattan is the name of the island and borough in New York.