manhattan

Meanings

1. Alternative spelling of Manhattan (“cocktail”).
2. a bar chart representing the number of runs scored in each over (supposed to resemble a skyline of skyscrapers).

1. An indigenous people of North America who lived in present day New York State.
2. A borough of New York City, New York, United States, mainly on Manhattan Island; in full, Borough of Manhattan.
3. An island of New York, United States; in full, Manhattan Island.
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. A ghost town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.
6. An unincorporated community in Manatee County, Florida, United States.
7. A township in Will County, Illinois, United States.
8. A village in Will County, Illinois, United States.
9. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Indiana, United States.
10. A city, the county seat of Riley County, Kansas, United States.
11. A town in Gallatin County, Montana, United States.
12. An unincorporated community in Nye County, Nevada, United States.

1. A cocktail made from whiskey, sweet vermouth and bitters.

Etymology

From the earlier form Manna-hata recorded by Dutch travelers and settlers, from its name in Unami, the local Algonquian language. The name generally understood to be a compound of Unami mënatay (“island”) or Munsee munahan (compare Abenaki manahan) with another element. According to a report by John Heckewelder, the name is connected to a wooded area whose trees were suitable for making bows. Linguist Ives Goddard explains the early forms Manna-hatta(n) and Mannahachtink as spellings of Munsee manaháhtaan (“place for gathering the wood to make bows”) and its related locative form manaháhteenk. This interpretation breaks down the word as a compound of manah- (“gather”) + -aht (“bow”) + -aan (“place”).

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