manila

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp
noun the capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on southern Luzon

From Manila.

[10] Archbishop of Manila from 1767 to 1787.—Tr. — The Reign of Greed, José Rizal
The next morning we shall sail for Manila." — Four Young Explorers; Or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics, Oliver Optic
My companion contemplated the end of his manila. — Tales of the Malayan Coast: From Penang to the Philippines, Rounsevelle Wildman

manila paper, manilla, manilla paper

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