Manila

Meanings

1. The capital city of the Philippines; the regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon.
2. Metro Manila, the National Capital Region (NCR).
3. the entirety of Luzon.
4. The national government or administrative authority of the Philippines.
5. A small town, the county seat of Daggett County, Utah, United States.
6. A census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.
7. A city in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States.

1. Venerupis philippinarum; a Pacific clam.
2. Alternative form of manila (“kind of cheroot”).

1. Made of manila paper or material like it.
2. Yellow-brown; colored like manila paper.

1. Fiber made from abaca (Manila hemp), used to make ropes and manila paper.
2. The yellow-brown color of manila.
3. A kind of cheroot manufactured in Manila.

Etymology

From Spanish Manila, from Tagalog Maynila, from may (“there is”) + nila (“indigo”), Tagalog nila from Sanskrit नील (nīla).