Mancunian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Related or pertaining to Manchester, England, in the United Kingdom.
noun
  1. A person raised or living in the city of Manchester, England, in the United Kingdom.
name
  1. The accent and dialect of English spoken in Manchester and some of its environs.

Pronunciation

/manˈkjuː.nɪ.ən/ /maŋ-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mancunian.wav /mænˈkju.ni.ən/

Word forms

Mancunian more Mancunian most Mancunian Mancunians

Etymology

] From Latin Mancunium (appearing in a 4th-century manuscript of the Antonine Itinerary), an alternative name for or corruption of Mamucium (“name of the Roman fort at what is now Manchester”) + -an, probably modelled after Late Latin mancuniēnsis (“related or pertaining to Mancunium”).

Synonyms

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