name
Manhattan
man-HATN
name
1
A borough of New York City built mainly on Manhattan Island.
"They took the subway into Manhattan to see a Broadway show."
noun
1
A cocktail made from whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters.
"He ordered a Manhattan, stirred, with a cherry on top."
How to Use Manhattan
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither the famous New York City borough or the classic whiskey cocktail named after it.
Common pairings
a dry Manhattan
downtown Manhattan
Word Forms
Manhattans plural
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Etymology
From an Algonquian place name recorded by Dutch settlers, likely meaning something like "the place for gathering wood to make bows."