Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to the Isle of Man or its people, language, or culture.
- noun The people of the Isle of Man.
- noun The extinct Goidelic language of the Manx.
- noun A domestic cat of a tailless breed that originated on the Isle of Man, having either a short or long coat.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or belonging to the Isle of Man, situated in the Irish Sea, between England and Ireland, or to its language.
- noun The native language of the inhabitants of the Isle of Man, which belongs to the Gadhelic branch of the Celtic tongues, and is thus closely allied to the Irish and the Gaelic.
- noun plural Natives or inhabitants of the Isle of Man; Manxmen.
- noun [lowercase] The shearwater, Puffinus anglorum.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants.
- adjective .
- proper noun The language of the inhabitants of the Isle of Man, a dialect of the Celtic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Relating to the
Isle of Man and/or itsCelto-Germanic people. - adjective Relating to the Manx
language (also known asManx Gaelic ), aGoidelic language of theCeltic family. - adjective Relating to the
Manx cat breed. - noun A member or descendant of the
Celto-Germanic people of the Isle of Man; aManxman orManxwoman . - noun A
breed ofdomestic cat native to the Isle of Man, principally characterized by suppression of thetail , and with a short-hairedcoat and rounded,cobby body. - noun A
cat of the Manx breed; aManx cat . - proper noun
Manx Gaelic , aGoidelic Celtic language spoken on theIsle of Man .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to the Isle of Man or its inhabitants or their language
- noun the ancient Gaelic formerly spoken on the Isle of Man; the language is sometimes used on ceremonial occasions
- noun a short-haired tailless breed of cat believed to originate on the Isle of Man
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Harry Manx is set to play at the Centrepoint Theatre on Dec. 9 with Michael Kaeshammer!
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Harry Manx is set to play at the Centrepoint Theatre on Dec. 9 with Michael Kaeshammer!
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Harry Manx is set to play at the Centrepoint Theatre on Dec. 9 with Michael Kaeshammer!
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Harry Manx is set to play at the Centrepoint Theatre on Dec. 9 with Michael Kaeshammer!
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Harry Manx is set to play at the Centrepoint Theatre on Dec. 9 with Michael Kaeshammer!
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“First, the language is called Manx, the native tongue of the Isle of Man,” he said at last.
Malice Robert K. Tanenbaum 2007
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Its inhabitants also have, though only just, their own language called Manx.
Malice Robert K. Tanenbaum 2007
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So-called Manx cats have tails from one to a few inches long, but these are crosses of the Manx and the ordinary cat.
Concerning Cats My Own and Some Others Helen M. Winslow
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Dubbed Manx, after the female underwear brand Spanx, the stretchy fabric is said to lift and firm flabby backsides, suck in beer bellies and smooth away so called love handles.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Cavendish, a sprint specialist dubbed the Manx Missile, said: "I'm coming into the event off the back of a fantastic Tour de France - the British fans out there were brilliant and their support really helped to spur me on, but you can't beat the support of a home crowd and I'm hoping the fans will turn out at the test event to support me and the team."
Evening Standard - Home Ross Lydall 2011
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