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Manhattan
[man-hat-n, muhn-]
noun
Also called Manhattan Island.an island in New York City surrounded by the Hudson, East, and Harlem rivers. 13½ miles (22 km) long; 2½ miles (4 km) greatest width; 22¼ sq. mi. (58 sq. km).
a borough of New York City approximately coextensive with Manhattan Island: chief business district of the city.
a city in NE Kansas, on the Kansas River.
(often lowercase)a cocktail made of whiskey and sweet vermouth, usually with a dash of bitters and a maraschino cherry.
Manhattan
/ mən-, mænˈhætən /
noun
an island at the N end of New York Bay, between the Hudson, East, and Harlem Rivers: administratively (with adjacent islets) a borough of New York City; a major financial, commercial, and cultural centre. Pop: 1537195 (2000). Area: 47 sq km (22 sq miles)
a mixed drink consisting of four parts whisky, one part vermouth, and a dash of bitters
Manhattan
Island that constitutes one of the five boroughs that make up New York City. (See also Bowery, Broadway (see also Broadway), Central Park, Harlem, Park Avenue, Times Square, and World Trade Center.)
Example Sentences
When her Lucy gets checked out on the street, she hands the guy a card introducing herself as a professional Manhattan matchmaker.
On 3 February, a pretrial meeting was held at a federal court in Manhattan.
After two more thrillers, The Fist of God and Icon, Forsyth took an abrupt detour with The Phantom of Manhattan: a sequel to the Phantom of the Opera, which had been a successful musical.
The confrontation occurred at a federal building in Manhattan that contains both an immigration court and Nadler’s office.
Our selections this month include literary fiction about a parent’s blurry past, Manhattan diaries from the Reagan era and a politically relevant road-trip novel.
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