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MANCHESTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A city in northwestern England (30 miles to the east of Liverpool); heart of the most densely populated area of England
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Meronyms (members of "Manchester"):
Mancunian (a native or resident of Manchester)
Holonyms ("Manchester" is a part of...):
England (a division of the United Kingdom)
Derivation:
Mancunian (of or relating to or characteristic of the English city of Manchester or its residents)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Manchester" is a part of...):
Granite State; N.H.; New Hampshire; NH (a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies)