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Manila
[ muh-nil-uh ]
noun
- a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. : Man. Compare Quezon City.
Manila
/ əˈɪə /
noun
- the chief port of the Philippines, on S Luzon on Manila Bay: capital of the republic until 1948 and from 1976; seat of the Far Eastern University and the University of Santo Tomas (1611). Pop: 10 677 000 (2005 est)
- a type of cigar made in this city
- often not capital short for Manila hemp Manila paper
Example Sentences
The next morning, he woke up to a flurry of missed calls, asking him to come to the Pope's spartan accommodation at the Vatican's diplomatic mission near Manila's old Spanish quarter.
Church bells have been ringing out across Manila, the capital of the Philippines, where worshippers have gathered in churches to pray and reflect on the Pope's death.
After his arrest, supporters held both protests and celebratory rallies in both Manila and The Hague.
The whole process of his extradition - from his detention in Manila to his arrival in The Hague - has been documented on social media by his daughter Kitty and Duterte himself through his aide.
She left Manila for the Netherlands on Wednesday, according to her office.
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