manas

1. uncountablechiefly theosophyhuman sciencesThe mind; that which distinguishes man from the animals.

1. pluralplural of mana.

alternative Manass

1. A county of Changji prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

   The Qigu oil field is located to the southwest of Manas County in the west part of the South Junggar Depression.

   2016, Petrolipalynology, →ISBN, →ISSN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 66

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   Murder convict Li Xinming's wife delivered a third baby intentionally, and the (Lanzhouwan) Township Government in Manas County subsequently made a decision on dealing with the latter.

   1995 [1991 April 25], “Man Executed for Family Planning-Related Murder”, in China Since Tiananmen, Urumqi: Xinjiang Province Television Network, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, M.E. Sharpe, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 227

   In the western part of the prefecture, cities like Changji and Manas grew quickly; smaller towns in the east of the prefecture like Qitai and Jimsar also saw increases in their populations, aided by improved roads linking these areas to the regional capital of Urumqi.

   1998, Linda Benson, Ingvar Svanberg, China's Last Nomads, M. E. Sharpe, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 165

   The ministry said 13 swans had died in the Manas county wetlands near Changji city that were inhabited by around 800 birds.

   2020 January 20, Dominique Patton, “China reports new H5N6 bird flu case in Xinjiang region”, in Catherine Evans, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 21 Jan 2020, Health News

2. A town in Manas County, Changji prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

1. A male given name from Hindi.

plural Manases

1. A surname from Spanish.