Manxwoman

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noun

A woman from the Isle of Man.

OriginMiddle English woman ← Old English wīfmann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann →
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Meanings

nounManxwoman (plural Manxwomen)

plural Manxwomen

  1. A woman from the Isle of Man.

    ...the rising inflexion in her voice which made the talk of the true Manxwoman the sweetest thing in the world to listen to.

    1894, Hall Caine, The Manxman

Origin

  1. EnglishManx
  2. Proto-Germanic*wībą
  3. Proto-West Germanic*wīb
  4. Old Englishwīf
  5. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  6. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  7. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  8. Old Englishmann
  9. Old Englishwīfmann
  10. Middle Englishwoman
  11. EnglishManxwoman

From Manx + -woman.

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Cite this entry
APA

Manxwoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Manxwoman

MLA

“Manxwoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Manxwoman. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Manxwoman,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Manxwoman.

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