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manhattan

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for manhattan.

Editorial note

A large portion of lower Manhattan is also landfill -- the same portion that recently flooded during Hurricane Sandy.

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Quick take

An island of New York, United States; in full, Manhattan Island.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of manhattan gathered in one view.

noun

An island of New York, United States; in full, Manhattan Island.

noun

A cocktail made from whiskey, sweet vermouth and bitters.

noun

An indigenous people of North America who lived in present day New York State.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for manhattan.

noun

An island of New York, United States; in full, Manhattan Island.

noun

A cocktail made from whiskey, sweet vermouth and bitters.

noun

An indigenous people of North America who lived in present day New York State.

noun

A number of places in the United States:

Example sentences

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A large portion of lower Manhattan is also landfill -- the same portion that recently flooded during Hurricane Sandy.

2

Nor were the resources available to do anything on the scale of the Manhattan Project.

3

The building that I currently live in in Manhattan was taken out of rent regulation (stabilization) with my lease.

4

Can we just hurry up and turn all of Manhattan into luxury hotels for tourists already?

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My wife is a rental agent at a very large Manhattan brokerage.

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I have used brokers here in Manhattan and find their services well worth the 15% cost.

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Of course those units aren't in Manhattan south of 96th street or hip Brooklyn, so the type of people who write blog articles don't care.

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Take a look at the history of the Manhattan project.

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Do you see the Manhattan Police and DA turning that (a fraud complaint) around into a criminal investigation into a bank in four business days or less?

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We were warned a dozen times about theft in Europe before our lengthy trip, but really, you just have to behave as you would in Manhattan or in San Francisco.

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I've been reading Studs Terkel's The Good War, an oral history of WW2, and there are some incredible interviews with members of the Manhattan Project in it.

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The city argument is they need the data for several purposes, for example aggregate information for demand projections (Uber's own data shows it slows down Manhattan traffic 9 percent) as well as entity-specific information to track compliance with applicable laws and licensing (criminal record, etc.).

Quote examples

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Vance’s only mortgage-related prosecution against a bank since he won election as Manhattan district attorney and took office in January 2010." Uhm...

Proper noun examples

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This network stretched up Manhattan’s east and west sides, from Bowling Green and Wall Street, all the way north to Manhattanville and East Harlem.

2

DailyBurn is a fitness and nutrition company based in Midtown Manhattan.

3

The bay area has prices that are higher than Manhattan's.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use manhattan in a sentence?

A large portion of lower Manhattan is also landfill -- the same portion that recently flooded during Hurricane Sandy.

What does manhattan mean?

An island of New York, United States; in full, Manhattan Island.

What part of speech is manhattan?

manhattan is commonly used as noun.