name
Manchester
MAN-chihs-tuh
name
1
A major city in northwestern England, historically central to the Industrial Revolution and now known for music, football, and culture.
"They flew into Manchester for the football match."
noun
1
In Australian and New Zealand English, household linen such as sheets, towels, and pillowcases, especially as a retail category.
"She picked up new bedding in the manchester section of the store."
How to Use Manchester
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBest known as the name of the English city; in Australia/New Zealand it also means household linen sold in shops.
UK vs US
The "household linen" sense is specific to Australian and New Zealand English and would confuse most British or American readers.
Word Forms
manchesters plural
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Etymology
From Old English Mameceaster, combining a Brythonic place-name element (possibly related to a word for a breast-shaped hill) with Old English ceaster ("Roman fort"), from Latin castra ("camp").